Dark. Cold. Alone. Helpless. It's all she felt. It's all she ever felt now. The triumphant Vinyl Scratch meets her low point as she encounters a human -- who is not what she expected. In this tale of Human Vs Pony, Vinyl is faced with a month of hardship with a human who absolutely hates her, and seems like he'll never accept her. Will Vinyl crack under his turmoil? Or will she prevail? Time will tell.
(Note: I changed the 'Everyone' rating to 'Teen' because I'm putting a lot of mature themes in it.)
Contains: Abuse Blood Soft-core Rape
Author's Note: I deleted the old version of this due to a thankful and helpful comment from a special someone. Thanks so much for giving me the idea of changing the story a lot. I couldn't agree more with you.
Harmony is a distillery of reminders and intriguing desires. Enjoy your final harmony as it's the last piece of thing that you'll ever see.
The meadows of the valley lit up brightly as the sun slowly rose above the horizon. The leaves of every tree and blade of grass sparkled from last night's rainfall and created a bright rainbow in the mist of the lower ground. The sun started to emit an array of light onto a small town in the distance of the valley. As pegasi started to move clouds for the light to continue to shine on the earth of Equestria, ponies started to wake up. Yawns were heard all around the town as doors started to creek open.
Ponies started to open up their market stalls, placing down their food, their wares, their apparels, et cetera. The bakery, Sugar Cube Corner, lit up brightly as a pink pony started to prance around outside, smiling as she looked at the sun. Other ponies started to greet each other. A friendly wave, a friendly 'hello'. A friendly... Everything.
Smiles glistened across all the faces of each pony. Happiness was in the air of the egalitarian society, It seemed far too perfect, As if it was a phenomenon. More ponies started to emerge from their residences and started to get ready for work: Selling, bucking, farming, cleaning, cooking. Everything a kingdom needs to survive.
What made this town so unique was that Canterlot laid just above it, in the distance, on a mountain side. It gave ponies hope and built warmth in their hearts. It created true inner piece. Harmony. What a funny word; Harmony. A pleasing combination of elements in a whole. Elements; another intriguing word. Elements of Harmony is what built this entire kingdom: Kindness, Loyalty, Generosity, Laughter, Trust and Magic. The most important and the binder of all these elements was Magic. The true, heart and soul of Equestria.
Because of Magic, the binder of things, it creates one special bond. A thing that'll never stop this society. A society of ponies. A society of prosperity. A society of...
Friendship.
This town, is Ponyville. This country, is Equestria. This world, is everything that is ever desired in life. But, we don't find ourselves in the hand of Twilight Sparkle, or Rarity, or Applejack, or Pinkie Pie. None of the 'mane six' that you are all attached to.
No, today, we're in the hooves of Vinyl Scratch. DJ-PON3: One of the best DJ's in all of Equestria. She was in a bit of a rut, having trouble thinking of what to do with her life. The fame she has, the fortunes she holds, the fan-base she has created. It was all in Vinyl's hooves. But, every fame monster has a breaking point...
A point we all have...
"UHG!", Vinyl Scratch slammed through the door of her large house.
The exterior was plain white, with red shingles. The interior had brown, hardwood floor, with blue painted walls and a white ceiling. To the left of the entrance was stairs leading up and to the right was a marble table top, supported by metal beams. To the four sides of the table was couches. They were supported by small wood beams and were covered in red velvet, as soft as snow.
The walls were decorated with many pictures of a grey pony. Octavia was her name. One of Vinyl's best friends and close music partners. Next to the pictures were also many records. Labelled with cliche names: First record, First broken vinyl, First record with Octavia. They were all framed, as well.
Along with all these pictures and framed records, there were crystal windows beaming a light prism of light onto the couches, making the red velvet shine like silk when it's exposed to radiant light. But, that's aside the point.
Vinyl threw herself onto one of the velvet couches, landing hard onto the soft surface. The sun beamed onto her bright blue and baby blue mane, making some glitter, from a previous event, sparkle lightly; reflecting an array of colours sporadically.
"Why can't I be left alone? I mean... UHG!", Vinyl Scratch rolled over, resting the base of her jaw on the arm of the couch.
She ruffled her hooves through her mane, and started to rub her scalp, digging deeply into her 'skull'. Vinyl was trying to think deeply of everything she was doing. All the fame was getting to her. The stress was too much. She loved being cheered on for, loved enjoying the highlights of her career. But, she needed to be alone.
Vinyl had enough of the world around her. All those screaming ponies never let her have alone time with Octavia. Never alone time with her family. Never any alone time with herself; the most important thing to her life.
To be discrete; she was highly independent. The only other pony she trusted was Octavia. She didn't even trust Princess Celestia, goddess of the sun. Vinyl always wants to be alone and can't handle so many ponies screaming her name. Everyday, a new pony is at her doorstep, asking for an autograph. She can only oblige.
"Damn my parents and treating me good manners!", Vinyl yelled to her thought.
"Why can't I just be alone? Why can't I go see new places without some pony going nuts?", Vinyl rolled over again, resting the back of her head on the arm of the couch.
Her red eyes looked upward at the ceiling. White as snow, just as her coat was. It reminded her of winter. A terrific part of her life. When true independence took place for her. She could always fake a flu, or say she was snowed in. It was the best part of her life... Besides Octavia.
She placed a hoof in the air, pretending to feel the ceiling.
"Oh... How I lust the winter...", She sighed, putting her hoof on her chest.
"I want to be alone. There's nothing I can do. After everything I've done, I can't get an entire day alone!", She looked out the window to her left, seeing some fillies and colts jumping around.
This made her sigh deeply. It built butterflies in her stomach, as if you just listened to a heart-shattering song, or see a bad mark on a test. Perhaps hearing something bad happened to a good friend.
The butterflies grew, flying around in her stomach deeply. It made her close her eyes, trying so hard not to feel those butterflies. Funny, isn't it? A strong mare feeling these emotions? There's always something deeper to the core of a mare. Any mare has that core.
Layers. Onions have layers. Mares have layers. Everything has layers. But, deep in the core of Vinyl Scratch, there is a part of her that is locked behind the strongest of psyche locks. It's a part of her she tries to hide away. The children's laughter only made it worse.
The butterflies pierced her stomach more, making her feel sharp pains. Her hooves were on her stomach, rubbing in a circular motion. Vinyl's stomach refused and the rubbing only made the butterflies pierce into her esophagus. She was ready to vomit.
Vinyl opened her eyes and flipped off the couch. She ran up the stairs that were left of the doorway that she entered in and flew up the hardwood stairs. They were layered with carpets with a checkered style. Black and white. The walls were yellow, which only made her stomach churn even more, and the thought of vomiting was ensuing in her mind.
She reached the top of the stairs quickly, holding back her urge to vomit. There was only two ways to go. One was a closed, brown and white Victorian, door labelled 'Vinyl's Room'. The other was the bathroom. Vinyl shot right in, leaned over the toilet and let out a large, belching and squishy, vomit into the bowl of the toilet.
The water mixed with the vomit and made the yellow and green, messy, chunks float deeply into the bowl. She gagged and let out another vomiting belch. Her mane was going from its spiked look, to a flat one and Vinyl's face was white and green.
Another belching, gagging, vomit left her mouth. Vinyl's mouth was salty and acidic now. The stomach acid was burning her mouth and she spit into the toilet bowl to rid the contents out. She sat there, for several minutes, looking deeply into the sloppy mess.
"This... I... Eurgh...", Vinyl tried speaking to herself. It failed.
Her mouth was sour, she was dehydrated, she was now tired and her stomach and body felt weak. Vinyl's bones felt soft and she felt light-headed, as if you just spun around in a circle one hundred times.
"I think maybe I need to lay down... Glass of water... Oh, Celestia.", Vinyl slowly stood on her four hooves.
She directed her body to move out of the bathroom. It was a gruelling process. Anypony could barely handle something like this. Vomiting over psyche problems? It's horrible. No pony knows about this, though... Not even Octavia.
Vinyl paced down the carpet steps of her staircase, creeping slowly to the base. She turned the slight corner and bended around to see the entrance of her kitchen. Although not mentioned before, the entrance was bordered with Victorian decorate design. Octavia made her get this design. She never knew why.
Vinyl entered the kitchen and paced over to the sink. The counter tops were marble and the cabinets that overhang were another brown-Victorian design. There was a larder -- Fridge like storage -- that was sitting next to the counter, at the far right.
To the far left, there was a round table with a basic design: four legs and a table top. The chairs around it were also basic, and brown. Very bland, right? The tiles on the floor were a checkered design, like the carpet on her stairs, and the walls were a beige colour.
Vinyl pulled out a glass from the cabinets above the counter, and flipped a switch on the sink. The water gushed out with a loud hiss, and it filled the cup in about ten seconds.
Vinyl held it with her forehooves and tilted it to her lips, lifted the bottom of it and drinking slowly. It felt amazing for her. Like when you forget to drink something for two hours, or ate a lot of salt crackers and have a large gulp of soda or juice.
The H2O re-hydrated her immediately and it helped cleanse the horrible taste that was stuck in her mouth. Vinyl constantly filled the glass again and took the occasional sip; rinsing out her mouth ever twenty seconds.
After about ten minutes of doing this, she proceeded to the living room. The sun had moved onto the marble table, making the rainbow-flakes that were blended into it reflect around the room like a disco ball.
"I really need rest... I really need a break. I need a place to go where I'm not bothered... If only I could live in a different world...", Vinyl sighed, looking at her cup.
"Wait...", She took a deep look at the bottom of her cup, eyeing the rippling water.
"Different world...", Vinyl sat down onto the couch, pondering her words.
The words floated in and out of her ears. It was building in her mind. The illusion of a different world she could live in. A world she could get away to. A place to call... Her own.
"Maybe... It's... Possible that there... Is other worlds?... Those.. Brothers...", Vinyl thought back to a event three months ago...
Flashback
The party raged as Vinyl spun the record around constantly. It made a loud screech and then reversed, making a loud whirring noise. Everypony there was cheering in the establishment. It was Sugar Cube Corner. The walls were pink and covered in confetti, silly string and many banners. They had the words "To the Brothers!" on it; signifying those brave heroes that were in the centre of the shop.
Vinyl was standing at large speakers and record players, not paying attention to them. But, eventually, she grabbed a microphone that sat next to her, and spoke loudly into it.
"Everypony, are you ready to cheer?!", Vinyl yelled into the mic to the crowd.
"Hip hip!", The crowd yelled.
"Hooray!", Vinyl yelled back, as the two heroes were lifted on hooves and carried out of Sugar Cube Corner.
Vinyl turned off the music, not wanting to miss the event, and shot out of the pink shop with extreme speed. She found herself in a large crowd of ponies and Celestia next to the purple and yellow hero. They were on a large stage, Luna also on the stage as well, to the right of her sister, the ponies to her left. She was speaking, but, Vinyl was only focused on the two. As Celestia lowered her horn to the ponies, and placed medals around their necks, they were warped into a vortex of purple and black spirals, and carried away. It was astonishing.
Two ponies; that were 'humans'. From another world...
And Celestia could warp them here and back...
Present
"That's it!", Vinyl praised her memory, but then fell to the couch as a quenching feeling was in her stomach.
"Erg... Woops...", Vinyl took a sip of water slowly, and then started to speak to herself again.
"I'll ask Celestia to teleport me there. Bring me to those humans. I don't want to be here for a while. Maybe about a month?", Vinyl started to ponder a bit, sipping her water.
Those thoughts from before were completely obliterated. And she had a lot more thinking to do now...
A thought for an incriminating plot that designs itself to remind itself on how to become one with each part of you, a piece and centre to the groove.
Vinyl pushed herself up from the velvet couch and looked out the window. The sun was still radiant and beaming down on the beautiful town of Ponyville. The houses in the distance created an aura of happiness and joy. To Vinyl, it created something she wanted to get away from. Something she really, really, hates.
"I'll need to figure out a way to convince Princess Celestia...", Vinyl pondered as she looked out at the town again.
"Who exactly would I go to? How exactly would I be able to get close enough to talk to her?", Vinyl sighed. All hopes of leaving were diminished.
But, a knock at the door made her spring up, in excitement, but also in frustration. She didn't want to talk to anypony right now. She was too confused and in a state of sickness at this moment. Unfortunately, senses kicked in.
Vinyl strutted over to the door, pulling on the small, iron, handle and opening it. There was a lavender pony staring at her. The lavender pony's mane was dark purple with a red stripe down the middle. Her eyes were purple and her irisis were round. She was a unicorn, too. Vinyl's red eyes just stared in amazement.
She stepped out further to join the lavender pony. The sunlight beamed down on Vinyl's face as she did so, and she looked around at the scenery. Trees were swaying lightly in the wind that was flowing in the air and the yellow ground illuminated bright as the sun hit it. It made Vinyl feel very cold, for some reason, as she looked at the ground a moment, then back at the Lavender pony.
"May... I help you?", Vinyl stuttered.
"Hello. My name is Twilight Sparkle. You must be the famous DJ-PON3, right?", Twilight Sparkle asked with a small smile.
Her eyes glittered purple and this made Vinyl lose her train of thought. For a minute, she just stood there, gazing blankly at Twilight Sparkle.
"Uhm...?", Twilight Sparkle waved a hoof in front of Vinyl.
"Oh! Sorry! Yes, I am. Why?", Vinyl queued with a shake of her head, wildly, back and forth.
"Well, I'm here for a friend. I really didn't want to come, but, I had to oblige, because I owe her a favour.", Twilight started to explain.
Uhg... Another autograph... But, I've seen her before. This is the Princess' student. Maybe she can help me in exchange...?, Vinyl's expression changed to a slight smile as she thought of this.
"Well, what do you need?", Vinyl asked.
"Well, I'd like an autograph made out to 'Rainbow Dash'.", Twilight pulled out a piece of parchment and a pencil, floating it over to Vinyl.
Vinyl smiled slyly.
"Weeeeeellll... I could give you an autograph... Buuuuuut...", Vinyl yawned loudly, letting her words hang.
"'But'...?", Twilight tilted her head to the right slightly.
Vinyl smiled brightly, now. Her grin made her teeth light up and she walked outside, closing the door behind her.
"Well, I need an audience with Princess Celestia... I need to discuss something with her... And I know you have ties to her. Sooo....", Vinyl turned around, looking deep into Twilight's eyes.
"You want to see the Princess...? For what...?", Twilight's eyes went wide.
Vinyl moved closer to Twilight and Vinyl gave a flaring gaze into the lavender pony's eyes.
"I want to leave this place, Twilight Sparkle. I'm tired of it all. The fame, the fortune, it's great. But... I never get time to myself!...", Vinyl sighed, her flaring gaze unlocking and her eyes looking down at the bright yellow ground.
"W-what?", Twilight gasped as she looked at Vinyl.
Vinyl looked up. Her eyes were watering at the edges and she spoke softly.
"Twilight Sparkle... When you never get a minute to yourself... When you never get your 'alone time'... When you have too many ponies wanting to be around you... It makes you... Just want to leave... Leave it all for a while...", Vinyl's tears rolled down her face as she blinked, and they fell to the ground with ease.
The salty-liquid soaked into the bright yellow ground, and darkened it to a brownish-tan colour. Vinyl was silent now, looking at the ground with remorse.
"I... Wow... I never thought you felt this way. I... I'm so sorry, DJ... Uhm.. Vinyl, to be a bit more formal.", Twilight spoke softly.
Vinyl wasn't surprised that Twilight knew her name. It flew from ear to ear of everypony, so, it's not new to her. Vinyl looked up again and still had tears forming on her eyelids. The whites of her eyes were edging with red, as the veins started to swell lightly.
"Please... Let me speak with her... I want to be away for a while... I want to be somewhere where nopony can bother me. If you really are wanting to do something, I'd really appreciate if you did this for me... Please...", Vinyl begged softly.
She rested her rump on the rocky surface and gave a soft look to Twilight. Her pleas were from the depths of her heart. The depths of her stomach. The depths of her 'core'.
Twilight stared at the begging mare. Twilight didn't know what to think; whether or not to help her see Celestia. Nopony ever asked Twilight for an audience with the Princess. Not even her friends asked. Looks like it's time to take action.
"I... I guess I can... I don't think it'd hurt.", Twilight smiled lightly.
Vinyl wrapped her forelimbs around the lavender pony, giving her a big hug.
"Ohhh, Thank you so, so, so much!", Vinyl pulled off and jumped with joy.
Twilight just nodded as to say 'You're welcome' to the white unicorn.
"Follow me, I'll lead you to my house. I'll be able to contact the Princess there.", Twilight smiled softly, and then turned around.
Twilight started walking as Vinyl closed her door and followed. They were walking down the luminescent path and on-looked the scenery; filled with many bright, green, trees, flowers, and an assortment of a few woodland critters. Vinyl couldn't help but smile as she looked at the beautiful scenery. Even if she started to hate it here, she always loved the scenery of this world.
As they approached Ponyville, Twilight pointed her lavender hoof down the main path, to a large, brown and green, tree.
"That's my place. I can contact Celestia there.", Twilight said, with remorse.
"You live in a library?", Vinyl said, looking over at Twilight.
"Yeah, of course I do. I love it there.", Twilight smiled and they proceeded down the path to the grand tree.
Ponyville was mostly a quiet town, but, today a lot of ponies were selling their goods a lot more than usual. All the ponies were bustling around town to get quick and good deals with all the merchants. Vinyl only on-looked them and gawked.
Hrmph. Wonder what the big deal is this time around... Vinyl thought.
Twilight and Vinyl finally approached the grand tree, Twilight opening the door, and they entered. Vinyl took a quick look around at the bookshelves that were filled with an assortment of books; all ordered by alphabet. Also, on the balcony to her right, was a telescope, jutting out of a window to the sky, and on the ceiling, was a large poster. Vinyl couldn't make out what the hay it was, though. It looked like a bearded pony.
"Wait here, I'll go send a letter quickly.", Twilight said, walking up the stairs.
Vinyl could hear her calling a name. It sounded like 'Spork' to her, though.
Who names their assistant 'Spork'? Vinyl giggled lightly, walking up to one of the shelves.
It was conveniently labelled 'F' and the first book she found was labelled 'Famous DJ's'. Vinyl pulled it out with her magic and opened it slowly. She flipped through to see many of the DJ's that lived through the life of Equestria. When she reached the 'V' section, she found herself in it. Vinyl was taken aback when she found this.
"Wow. I'm that famous...?", Vinyl said, looking at the picture of her.
"Yeah, you are.", Vinyl jumped back, the book flying over her and hitting Twilight in the head, who scared her.
Twilight fell to the ground, her eyes spinning in circles for a moment as the book hit her.
"Oh!.. Sorry!", Vinyl said, helping Twilight up on her hooves.
"It's all right...", Twilight said, shaking her head.
Vinyl stared at her, for a moment, in silence.
"Well, did you contact Celestia?", Vinyl asked, breaking the small silence.
"Mmm-hmm.", Twilight smiled.
Twilight's horn glowed as a small piece of parchment flew out from her mane and into the air. It opened in front of Vinyl, who started to read it immediately.
"Dear Twilight Sparkle,
I hope your friend, Vinyl Scratch, does realise how dangerous it would be for me to send her to the human world. The world is very different from ours and she could face many challenges that would make her vulnerable. As she is one of my subjects, I cannot advise her to go...", Vinyl sighed as she read that part, then continued as Twilight looked at her.
"But, I will let her go. Only for one month. As I don't advise it, I cannot stop my subjects from being happy. If this is her wish, she will face the challenges herself; and know the true meaning of life in a new world.
To my faithful student: Twilight Sparkle
---Celestia"
As Vinyl finished, she jumped into the air with joy, and hugged Twilight tightly against her chest.
"Ohhh! Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!!", Vinyl yelled in excitement.
Twilight just giggled and hugged back, pushing Vinyl off after a minute or so of 'Thank you's'.
"You're welcome. But, I think you need to pack before we head off to Canterlot.I really hope you know what you're doing, Vinyl. It is very dangerous, from what Celestia has to--"
"Don't you worry about me, Twilight Sparkle. I promise, I'll be okay. I just need some peace and quiet in a new place without ponies bothering me all the time... Err.. No offence.", Vinyl said, interrupting Twilight.
"None taken.", Twilight smiled.
"Well, I'll go pack. Meet at the train station, then?", Vinyl asked, as she turned to the door.
"Yup.", Twilight smiled brightly, nodding.
After about an hour of packing, Vinyl found herself to Ponyville's train station (Of course, after trying to find where the hay it was as well.). She immediately saw Twilight standing by the ticket booth, purchasing tickets. Vinyl ran up to the lavender pony in excitement.
"I got my things!", Vinyl said as she hopped over to Twilight.
"Thank you.", Twilight smiled, handing Vinyl a ticket.
"Good. What took you so long, though?", Twilight asked with a smile.
"Well, I had trouble finding the station. I always get lost wherever I go. I even got lost trying to get to some of my DJ concerts.", Vinyl said with a nervous giggle.
"Well, at least you're here, Vinyl. You got everything you need? Food? Water? Medical kits? Favourite toys?", Twilight joked about the last thing she listed.
"Yeah, I have everything.", Vinyl smiled lightly, putting her shades over her red eyes.
How did she know about DJ Skelzor?... Better not tell her., Vinyl said with a sly thought.
"Train leaving in five minutes to Canterlot! All abooooooaard!", A train conductor yelled out to some citizens that were waiting at the station as well.
"Looks like that's us. Let's get this show on the road.", Vinyl nodded in agreement with Twilight.
They both entered the large, red, train. There was eight cars: Engine, Coal car, four Passenger cars, one Diner car and a Caboose. The duo entered the first train car and sat down in a small booth, on the right side of the car. It was beautifully decorated inside: Gilded wallpaper and a jewelled chandelier, red velvet cushions, marble tables and mahogany chairs -- cushioned with velvet, of course.
"A bit high class.", VInyl said with a smirk.
"Well, it's what Celestia wanted me to take. I'm sorry.", Twilight apologized and Vinyl shook her head.
"No need...", Vinyl smiled and the train started to shake.
"All right, let's go!", Another conductor yelled to the Engine, and the train started to push forward.
It vibrated slowly as it chucked along the tracks, and Vinyl was now staring out the window. Colours slowly started to wisp by as the train gained momentum and speed. Twilight started to get antsy a little as she looked at Vinyl.
"Uhm... Vi--"
"Oh! I just remembered. The autograph.", Vinyl smiled, as she pulled a quill and parchment from her bag.
She signed it perfectly, and drew a small picture on it. The picture was a rainbow and a small pony running through a vinyl record. Under it, it said:
You think this is just the end? No, it's the beginning of a chapter. A series. A new laughter to an entire cataclysmic reaction.
Vinyl slowly walked into the large halls of the grand, and extravagant, gold-white castle of Canterlot. Twilight, obviously, followed next to her, as they walked up the large, crimson, red carpet; in which was trimmed with gold lacing. Vinyl looked around at the décor of the castle: It was typical royal colours -- purple, gold, white -- and there were large pillars supporting the main hall to where the thrones were. The windows were all pictures of what has happened in Equestria's history: From the rise of Equestria, to the fall of Discord. It was all there.
As Vinyl continued further down the large path, Celestia's voice could be heard talking. Vinyl's ears perked up and she turned to see a large, rainbow-flowing mane, white Alicorn standing in front of her.
"Ahh... Vinyl Scratch. It's so wonderful to see you.", Celestia smiled, and it made Vinyl quiver a bit.
Vinyl was scared to see Celestia. Although Celestia was mostly peaceful, she has heard awful stories about how mares and stallions get banished to the moon or the sun.
"It's ... Wonderful to see you, too, Princess.", Vinyl bowed lightly, trying to ignore this fear.
Celestia smiled, and looked at Twilight.
"Is she ready, Twilight?", Celestia asked calmly.
"Yup. I've told her of all the dangers and she still wants to go, Princess. So, I don't think we can stop her.", Twilight looked at Vinyl's red eyes, and smiled.
Vinyl returned the smile and then looked up at Celestia again.
"Well, are you ready, Vinyl Scratch?", Celestia asked softly.
"Of course I am. I've been waiting all day for this! I promise, I'll be back in a month.", Vinyl said, giddily.
Celestia smiled, and then bowed her head low to Vinyl Scratch. Vinyl moved back a little, scared on what she was going to do.
"I hope you realise, that you will return in exactly one month. No later, no sooner. It's how the spell works, unfortunately. So, please, be very careful.", Celestia gave a small frown as she said this, worried for her subject.
Vinyl stared as she spoke, taking in the words deeply.
"I will be, Princess. I promise.", Vinyl gave a smile to re-assure her words. Maybe she wasn't ready to leave?
I can do this... There can't be that many dangers there. I can do this. Believe in yourself, Vinyl!, Vinyl encouraged herself with this thought, and looked deep into Celestia's eyes.
Celestia rose her head and her horn started to glow a bright, white, colour.
A small vortex opened above Vinyl Scratch. It was white and green and was warping directly upward into the ceiling. Or at least from Vinyl's perspective, it did.
"Be careful.", As Celestia said this, the portal pulled Vinyl, and only Vinyl, into it.
She was thrown around like a cat with a bag of cat-nip. She screamed in terror, obviously, and was rolling in circles, getting dizzy.
"Whooooaaaaaa---aaaaah!", Vinyl yelled, as she neared the end of the vortex.
Vinyl was shot out and flew, about 100 feet, over a grassy land. She hit it with a rolling thud, pulling some dirt with her. Vinyl's mane was straight when she shot herself up, sitting on the grass. Her eyes were darting around, as if she had just woken from a horrible dream.
"That... Was...", Vinyl slowly smiled. "AWESOME!", she said, in excitement.
Vinyl stood up, her mane going back to normal, and she looked at the landscape. Around her, was a massive field with crops, what looked like carrots and corn, and in front of her, was a pen filled with large, stallions. They looked a lot different then the stallions she knew of.
Next to the pen was a barn-like structure. It had an odd smell coming from it, like somepony was burning something. And next to that, was a house. It was big, and blue, and had black shingles. It looked very plain on the outside. From where Vinyl was standing, she could barely see the inside. In fact, she thought this place was a dump.
"Hrmm.. Maybe you could give me directions to where I am?", Vinyl looked up at the stallion's pen.
A horse slowly chewed on... Whatever it was chewing on. It didn't answer.
"Uhm... Hello? I asked a question?", Vinyl said, looking up at the horse with her bright red eyes.
The horse chewed, then swallowed. It opened its mouth and look like it was going to give an answer. Instead, it made this noise:
"Neeeeeeeiiiiiggghhhh!"
Vinyl stepped back. Mostly from the horses breath, but also from the horse making such a noise.
"Uhg... What the hay is wrong with you?...", Vinyl shook her head and gave up trying to talk to the stallion.
She walked around the pen, and closer to the house. She wanted a better look at what was inside. Vinyl looked around as she forwarded the house and started to make landmarks of the scenery in the distance. It looked like a city: Large towers jutting into the sky, and the noise of beeping was heard.
Vinyl stepped under one of the houses lower windows, and pulled herself on the sill. She looked inside the dark house to see a mahogany furnished living room. It had pictures of large 'humans' in a group, hugging each other and the wallpaper was a cabin-log pattern. The couches were striped, black and white like a zebra, and something was sitting on it.
Or rather sleeping.
"That must be a human!", Vinyl said quietly, trying to respect the 'human's' sleep.
Vinyl let herself down, and looked to her right. Seeing no door, she walked around to the left of the house. Right away, she found white, cement, steps that lead to a door. There was also a strange metal object that had large rubber wheels. It reminded her of motorized carts back in Equestria, but it looked a lot different.
It's design was that for aerodynamics, not for travel. It was low to the ground and had the colours of a racing pegasus, red and black. In fact, the number '72' was on the side of the object, and large metal gates were on its 'windows'.
"Is this what humans travel in, maybe?", Vinyl forwarded herself to it, but realised she was here for something else: That human.
"Right. Stay on task, Vinyl.", Vinyl said to herself.
Vinyl turned to the door of the house, and looked up at it. It was a Victorian structure, much like her own door at home. It made her smile, but worry at the same time.
"Maybe humans knows of the same architecture as us ponies?", Vinyl commented to herself.
She approached the door, up the steps, and tapped her hoof on it. From the inside, she heard scuffling of something moving to the door and something talking. The door opened to reveal a large, brown hair, green eyes, 'human'. He was wearing a plaid, red and green styled, shirt with dark blue pants. It reminded Vinyl of some of the designers she knew in Equestria.
"What 'n t' Lord's name...?", The human looked down at the unicorn that was in front of him. He couldn't help but rub his eyes, thinking he was seeing a hallucination.
"Well, hello, there! My name is Vi--"
"Whoooa, wait a tootin' sec' dere... Did ya just talk?", The human said, as he looked down at the unicorn, interrupting her.
"Well, yeah... Don't all ponies talk here...?", Vinyl said to the human.
The human slammed the door for a second and all Vinyl could hear was gasping and breathing. With a bit of yelling. On the inside, this is what was happening:
"Wut in t' Lord's name put dat dere 'pony' to make 't talk? Dat seems impossible!", The human yelled to himself.
"Maybe ah'm just seey'in things...", The human turned around and opened the door, to see the unicorn again.
He slammed the door, and shook his head.
"Nupe. Ah ain't seey'in things...", The human turned around and opened the door again.
"Is something wrong?", Vinyl asked.
"Well, wut's wrong is dat yu're a talkin' pony thing, and dat ain't right.", The human said.
"How isn't it right? I mean... I thought ponies talk everywhere.", Vinyl said.
"Have yous been livin' unda' a rock? Ponies dun' talk. At all.", The human gave a response calmly.
"Well... That's odd... It explains why that stallion didn't talk to me...", Vinyl said, looking at her hoof inquisitively.
"Wut? Talkin' to my horses? That--"
"Anyways, my name is Vinyl Scratch. What's yours?", Vinyl held out a hoof, as to be formerly shaken.
"Errr... Mai name is Clarence. Clarence th' 3rd.", 'Clarence' said, slowly.
"Clarence? Well, it's nice to meet you.", Vinyl pulled her hoof away, seeing as Clarence wasn't going to shake it.
"Well.. Yus... Anyways, Ah'd love to chit-chat, but, Ah've got import'nt things t' do.", Clarence was about to close the door, hurriedly, but was stopped.
"Wait, I need to ask you something.", Vinyl said.
Clarence rolled his eyes and opened the door again.
"I... Need a place to stay. May I stay here?", Vinyl asked.
"Yeah... I have nowhere else to go...", Vinyl looked upwards at Clarence and gave a 'puppy-eyed' look.
Clarence sighed and muttered.
"Dang-it parents an' ya'll teachin' me dem good manners.", Clarence opened the door wider, to let Vinyl into the house. Vinyl took this as a sign to walk in, and Clarence didn't stop her. He closed the door behind Vinyl, and started to walk in front of her.
"Looky here, Ah know Ah jus' let ya'll waltz in, but, it dun't mean ya'll are welcomed here. Ya'll is a talkin' pony an' it's beyond any'thin Ah've seen before. So, ya'll better lay yer hooves off mai stuff. Ya'hear?", Clarence said smoothly, and slowly for Vinyl to understand.
Vinyl heard the pleas and strain of anger in his voice. She slowly nodded, fearful of him now.
"Y-yes.. I uhm.. Understand.", Vinyl said, softly.
"Guud, 'cause ya'll are stay'in in dat barn out dere. Ah can't let some little pony ruin mai house. Ah'm willin' to feed ya, but ya'll need to earn your place.", Clarence pointed out the window to the large red and white barn as he said this. Vinyl sighed and nodded again.
"I understand...", Vinyl looked to the ground, hoping to appease Clarence.
"An' dun't be gettin' soft on me. Dat ain't gun' work 'round here.", Clarence turned and walked into the living room that Vinyl stared at before. He walked out and held some keys in his right 'hand'.
"Ah'll fix ya'll some food, den ya'll are headin' straight to dat dere barn.", Clarence walked forward down the mahogany hallway and turned left, to which Vinyl assumed was the kitchen.
She slowly walked forward, unsure if she was allowed to go in or not. Vinyl looked around at the wall decor and noticed that it was decorated with more pictures of 'humans' in a large group with this Clarence fellow. Vinyl looked up a bit further and noticed there was an upstairs to the house.
As she approached the turn to the kitchen, Clarence called to her.
"Dun't ya'll think 'bout goin' up dere. Dat's mai room.", Clarence was fixing up a bowl of fruits and vegetables. For an omnivorous creature, he knew what Vinyl ate. It surprised her.
"Uhm.. Okay... But.. Doesn't my presence surprise you at all, Clarence? I mean... If you don't have talking ponies..."
"Yeah, 't does. Ya'll are th' weirdest sort of thing Ah've seen, ever. Ah still feel like Ah'm hallucinating and thinkin' dat yu're just a figment of mai imagination.", Clarence was slowly cutting carrots into the small white bowl that was next to him.
The kitchen seemed small, and was unfurnished. There was just two windows, one where the sink and counter was to the left, and one straight forward from the doorway that Vinyl stood at. To the right was just small cabinets that Vinyl assumed were filled with food.
"Wut 'bout ya? Dun't ya'll find 't weird too?", Clarence returned the question.
"Well.. I wanted to come here. I was tired of where I was, so, I'm spending a month here to relax. I mea--"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Did ya'll just say a month?", Clarence stopped cutting and gripped the hilt of the knife he held.
"Y-yes... A m-month...", Vinyl looked up at him, with fear in her eyes.
"Guh... Well, dat's just great. Well, Ah'll see wut Ah can fix in for ya'll's placement. But dun't ya think yuh haven't earned a place 'ere yet.", Clarence was pointing the knife at Vinyl, at a distance, and was jabbing the air as he spoke.
"I completely understand, Clarence.", VInyl said softly, sitting her rump on the floor to relax.
"Guud. Now, Ah have some fruits an' vegies in dis here bowl. Ah'll lead ya to the barn and yu'll sleep dere for now. Just until Ah fix up everything...", Clarence started to walk closer to Vinyl, setting down the knife and picking up the bowl.
"And when ya've earn yur place.", Clarence said. It seemed like he wanted to drive that point into the white unicorns head.
"I understand...", Vinyl let out a quiet sigh as Clarence started to lead her out the door, and too the barn...
You can't be serious, you're frustrating me. You're tossing me around, like it's anarchy. Your overture is false, your predictions are worthless. I'm tired of all this, send me back, with a purpose.
Vinyl laid in the barn, curled up in a 'ball' in her sleep. She was sitting on a mound of hay that felt very 'stringy' but comfortable, none-the-less. Around the barn was empty pens where she assumed the 'horses' went when there was a storm, or something. Along with these pens, there was multiple farm tools: Scythes, hoes, rakes, and a few more assortments of the like.
Along with the farm tools, was a massive 'device' that sat at the far end of the barn. It was about half the size of the barn, and was green. It had the label 'John Deere' on the side of it, with two massive black wheels. It looked like a face with a big nose, in Vinyl's mind. But, what it actually was was something called: A tractor.
Vinyl, of course, didn't care for the tractor, and mostly gazed around the second and third stories of the barn. She could smell that of fertilizer and a lot of hay coming from above. But, below, it smelled like rotting apples and bananas, in her opinion. After hours of doing this, though, Vinyl eventually entered a sleep. It was an abnormal sleep, of course, but she felt a lot better when she had any form of sleep.
Besides, this was the first time in a long time Vinyl had some sleep where a pony wasn't bugging her.
" 'Ey! Ya'll awake in dere?", Clarence's voice yelled as the barn door creaked open to Vinyl's left.
Clarence walked in further, carrying a pitchfork and wearing large, blue, overalls with a plaid shirt. He was also wearing a camouflage hat labelled 'Huntin's Good' on the centre of it.
Clarence forwarded himself closer to Vinyl, who was in a large, open, pen and still sleeping.
"Ya'll betta wake up. 't's workin' time.", Clarence gently jabbed Vinyl with the blunt end of the pitchfork.
Vinyl opened her eyes and yawned, looking over to Clarence in confusion.
"Huh... What..?", Vinyl said softly.
"I said: Ya'll betta wake up, 't's workin' time.", Clarence repeated.
"Oh... Uhm.. All right.", Vinyl yawned again, and stood up on her hooves, stretching out her legs.
Clarence stood there, waiting for her to finish. After a few minutes of Vinyl rotating her head, her hooves and her legs, she turned to face Clarence.
"Okay, I'm uhm... Ready.", Vinyl said, nervously.
"Guud. First, wu're startin' with hay bales. Dey need movin' into th' horse pens.", Clarence started to explain as he walked out of the barn.
Vinyl followed closely, and listened to his directions. Clarence explained that the pitchfork helps support the 2 ton hay bale and allows the movement of it over small distances. Clarence said that his 'cart' will help with the movement. Unfortunately, it's powered by Vinyl.
"Ya got all dat?", Clarence asked.
"Yeah, I understand.", Vinyl said softly.
"Guud.", Clarence and Vinyl approached the right side of the house (Left, since they're facing towards the door) and there was a massive pile of hay bales sitting there.
Next to them, was a large wooden cart with a brace that looked modified for a calf, or a large filly/colt. Vinyl looked at the hay bales and shook her head.
This isn't going to be fun... Vinyl said to herself.
"All right, now, start helpin' me put th' bales onto th' cart.", Clarence said.
Clarence walked close to the bales, and shoved his pitchfork right into the centre of one. He pushed upwards and the hay bale was lifted with ease. He moved it over to the cart, placing it inside.
"Uhm... How am I suppose to move it?", Vinyl asked.
"Figur' 't out. Ah'unno how ya'll can do 't.", Clarence said, moving another bale onto the cart.
I could use magic... That would make it a lot easier..., Vinyl stared at the massive stack of hay bales. She started to concentrate on the movement of them to the cart.
Vinyl's horn started to glow and a light blue aura illuminated around one of the hay bales. The hay bale slowly lifted and moved into the cart. A few others followed suit.
"Wut 'n God's green planet...", Clarence dropped his pitchfork in awe, as he saw hay bales flying and landing perfectly in the cart.
He turned to Vinyl and stared at her horn. It was glowing brightly, and almost blinded the poor guy. Clarence continued to watch for a few more seconds, and then she stopped. The cart filled with, at least, ten out of the thirty hay bales that were there.
"How 'n th' world did ya'll do that?", Clarence asked.
"It's easy. I used magic. Don't humans have magic?", Vinyl said, smiling.
"No. Back 'n my grand-daddy's day, ya'll wuld've been put t' the stake and burned alive.", Clarence said bluntly.
"Uhm... Sorry...", Vinyl stared low at the ground.
"Ah appreciate th' help 'nd all, but, no magic 'ere at mai farm.", Clarence said. His voice fluxuated with anger and approval.
"Now then, get pullin' dat dere cart and move 't over to th' horse pen.", Clarence yelled.
Vinyl obeyed, and moved herself to the cart. She aligned herself with the straps that wrapped around her and she tightened them around her body. After a few moments of doing this, she started to slowly pull the cart. It felt as though you were pulling a house!... At least to Vinyl.
"This.... Eurg... Is heavy...", Vinyl said, grunting.
"Lemme give ya'll a push.", Clarence said, laughing.
Clarence, full heartedly, booted the back of the cart. This pushed Vinyl forward and it made her run it over, quickly, to the horse pen.
"How did he... Never mind...", Vinyl muttered to herself.
"Now den, since ya'll think magic an' sparkles is wut makes dis farm, ya'll can move dat hay into th' pen.", Clarence tossed the pitchfork on the ground in front of Vinyl.
"You realise I can't grab that without my magic, right?", Vinyl said.
"Then how am I suppose to even hold the pitchfork and move the hay bales?", Vinyl retorted.
"Figur' 't out. 't ain't rocket science.", Clarence snorted, and fell to the ground.
He leaned back on the soil and stared at Vinyl. Vinyl's red eyes only stared back in anger.
"Uhg...", Vinyl unstrapped herself and looked at the pitchfork.
She started to figure out how the hay she was going to lift it without magic. Vinyl knows ponies can lift things with her hooves, but, how would she be able to lift a two ton bale of hay? She's a DJ not a farmer... But, unfortunately, she has to try.
Vinyl picked up the pitchfork and stood on her hind-legs. She walked around the cart and speared the pitchfork into the centre of the bale. She pushed down on the back of the pitchfork and it started to lift the hay bale, slowly. Vinyl smiled with achievement and slowly kept one hoof pushing down on the back, and the other lifting the front portion.
Vinyl, very slowly, lifted the bale and moved it swiftly into the pen where the horses were. She didn't care whether it was perfect, nor did Clarence, but, she achieved what she thought wasn't possible.
"One down, nine t' go.", Clarence chuckled.
"May I have a little help, please?", Vinyl asked, softly.
"Nuuupe. Ah enjoy watching dis. Makes mai day a heck of a lot easy-yer.", Clarence laughed and laid back on the soil, resting.
Vinyl sighed as she just continued to move the next nine bales of hay. It was an annoying an gruelling task for Vinyl. She never did any heavy lifting in her life and when she did, it was because she could use magic. But, it was over... For now.
After she finished all ten, she gently set the pitchfork next to Clarence. She stared down at Clarence and Clarence opened his eyes to see the white mare looking at him.
"Ya'll finish wit' th' bales?", Clarence asked.
"Yeah. I did those ten.", Vinyl said, softly and proudly.
"Ya'll need t' do th' othur twenty.", Clarence pointed to the stack out in the distance.
"You're kidding, right?", Vinyl asked.
"Nuuupe. Ah want ya'll t' finish all of 't. Ah'll be here, restin'.", Clarence pulled his hat over his face, and yawned.
Vinyl grunted in displeasure and annoyance. She picked up the pitchfork and placed it in the cart. She re-strapped the straps around her body again and walked pulled the, now lighter, cart to the bales. She sighed as she looked at them.
"This... Is going to be... A long day...", Vinyl said, softly.
Vinyl un-strapped herself and immediately grabbed the pitchfork from the back of the cart. She repeated the process she had done over by the pen and placed ten more bales of hay into the cart. Vinyl hooked herself up, and found herself able to pull the cart now. She moved it all the way over to the pen, and placed all ten of the next bales inside the pen.
After repeating this process once more, she laid down the pitchfork next to the Clarence and woke him up from sleep. He was snoring, so, it was bugging her.
"Huh? Wut?", Clarence sat up, putting his hat on his head now.
"I'm finished with the bales. What's next?", Vinyl asked.
"Eager fer more already?", Clarence laughed.
"Not really, but, seeing as you'll probably make me do it anyways, might as well ask.", Vinyl said, with a grunt.
"Yu're right. Ah like dat 'bout ya.", Clarence nudged her gently, and sat up.
"All right, next piece of work is cleaning out dem pens. Horses sure do make a mess. Ah'll grab ya a shovel.", Clarence laughed as he walked over to the barn.
He's not going to be making me clean... Oh... Celestia... That's gross..., Vinyl gagged at the thought.
A minute later, Clarence tossed a shovel in front of Vinyl, laughing lightly.
"Ya'll are gunn' clean some poop.", Clarence said, with a chuckle.
"I was hoping that wasn't true.", Vinyl frowned.
"All well. C'mon, Ah'll show ya'll wut yu' can clean.", Clarence opened the gate that sat near the cart and Vinyl walked in.
The were stepping on mushy ground of mud and hay, and she could already smell the awful smell of feces in the soil, and at the large pens that some horses were standing in. Clarence lead her to a few empty ones, and pointed.
"Dese are fresh. Scoop dat poop, an' put 't in th' bucket here.", Clarence tapped a bucket next to the pens with his boot.
" 't's great fertilizer. If ya'll know wut ah mean.", Clarence laughed and walked away.
"This is awful...", Vinyl whispered to herself.
She opened the first pen, which was on the far left, and was swarmed by the smell of rotting digestive fluids. It made Vinyl gag, and nearly throw up. But, she clogged her nose and started to breath through her mouth, slowly starting to scoop the awful amounts of fecile matter into the bucket.
Every now and then, Vinyl would pull away and get some fresh air, gagging and choking for it. Clarence laughed in the distance as he watch and Vinyl only shook her head at this. She would return to do the same scooping motion for the next three pens, filling all the buckets.
"Do you want me to bring these buckets to you?", Vinyl called out.
"Naw! Jus' keep 'em dere!", Clarence called back, laughing away.
Vinyl then forwarded herself out of the large horse pen and closed the gate. She was gasping for breath, and so was Clarence.
"Dat was th' funniest thing Ah've evur seened in mai life.", Clarence was chuckling away, looking at Vinyl.
"Ha, ha. Very funny...", Vinyl furrowed her brow, and frowned deeply at Clarence.
" 't is!", Clarence laughed again.
"All right, what's next, then?", Vinyl said, shrugging off his horrible amusement.
"Th' rest is for me. Ah can handle 't from here. Whai don't ya'll head into th' house and wash up? Bathroom is on da first floor. Ah would use just a hose for ya, but, ya'll earned a proper washin'.", Clarence was still laughing as he turned and walked away, to the barn.
"Well, at least I get a shower.", Vinyl said, looking at her hooves.
Her hooves were covered in dirt, hay, and -- unfortunately -- feces. This made her gag once more, and it let her forward herself to Clarence's house.
It seems ironic, don't you think? To remove that door you once made me see. To achieve me goals, my dreams of life, I had to open a new door, choose a path that was suffice...
Vinyl entered the bathroom that was at the end of the mahogany hallway. The Victorian door creaked open on its hinges, and made Vinyl cringe.
"Some lube would do that good...", Vinyl mumbled.
She entered the small bathroom, and looked around. The tiles were marble, coloured white. The toilet was white and porcelain, along with the sink and tub. The shower curtain was a plastic-blue material and when Vinyl touched it, it made a scratching sound. That's what bugged her about shower curtains: that sound.
But, anyways... Vinyl opened the shower curtain and stepped into the tub. She looked up and saw that the shower head was pointing to her rump and she looked at the tap. It was a twist-tap and it made Vinyl grunt.
"Of course...", Vinyl said, looking at it closely.
Vinyl thought long and hard at the taps, and then realised that she was a unicorn, and could just use magic to turn them. Her horn then glowed brightly and the taps turned to a medium temperature. She stepped back as the semi-hot water started to beat down on her white coat.
After about an hour, Vinyl stepped out of the bathroom, to be greeted by Clarence.
"Ya'll wer' in dere way too long. Dat's th' problum with ya'll ladies. Takin' too long in dat dere shower.", Clarence grunted, gently tapping Vinyl's forehead with his finger.
It annoyed Vinyl, but she gave a response.
"Well, sorry, I was really dirty and I don't like be-- May you stop that?", Vinyl was still being poked on the forehead by Clarence.
"Wai shuld Ah?", Clarence laughed, still poking her.
"It's giving me a headache, that's why.", Vinyl said, furrowing her brow.
"Ah, ya'll are no fun. How 'bout dis?", Clarence raised his fist and punched Vinyl right in the left side of her jaw.
Vinyl fell back, smacking the right side of her face on the door frame.
"Ow!", Vinyl started to tear up, as blood left both her cheeks on each side of her face.
"Maybe dis will give ya'll a headache, huh?", Clarence then booted Vinyl directly in the stomach. Vinyl gasped for air as he did this.
"OWWW!", Vinyl cried louder, and louder. Clarence repeated to kick her for another few moments, and then stopped.
"Now, if ya'll ever ask me t' do sumthin', then Ah'll show ya'll a piece of mai mind.", Clarence went to turn, and then Vinyl slowly stood up, coughing.
"Ya'll talkin' back?", Clarence said, looking at her over his shoulder.
Vinyl shook her head, shaking softly.
"Guud. Ya'll learn fast.", Clarence finished and walked up the stairs, opening the white door at the top of the stairs, and slamming it behind him. The sound echoing throughout the house.
Vinyl sat there, dripping with blood and tears. She shook and quivered slowly, walking down the hallway.
She left the house, and directed herself to the barn. She opened the barn door and then closed it, curling up in a ball in the pile of hay that sat in one of the pens.
Vinyl sat there, and looked around for a moment. After checking if anypony, or any human was there, she started to let out a flood of tears. She groaned and moaned in sadness and pain; letting out sifts of pain. Blood dripped onto the hay, along with a geyser of tears and mucus from her mussel. She cried herself to sleep, in the 'pile' of mucus, blood, and tears.
Unfortunately, Vinyl would not be having a good night tonight.
Vinyl woke up several hours later, in a red room. She looked around and saw no doors, no windows, no beds, no pictures. Most importantly, no hay. Yet... There was something illuminating the room, even if there was no lights in it. She looked around, turning around, to see nothing. Nothing was there.
"Where am I...?", Vinyl asked, scared that Clarence put her somewhere she would hate to be.
"A place you've tried to repress...", A dark and deep voice called out.
Vinyl turned around, and around, to see nothing there.
"Hahahaha...", The deep voice laughed lowly, as a black entity formed in the centre of the room. Red eyes formed in the centre of the entity and it started to speak.
"Vinyl, do you believe you can forget me forever...? The one who took care of you? The one who loved you? The one who help to procreate you?...", The entity chuckled, and it started to form into something else.
Vinyl shook furiously, and pushed herself back into the wall. She knew what this was... Or more importantly...
Who...
The entity formed a large stallion, with a massive, black, unicorn horn. Its cutie mark was that of a large knife and its face was jet black. No features could be made out except for its piercing red eyes.
It forwarded itself straight to Vinyl, pushing her against the wall. It sniffed her slowly, up her neck, and to her ears.
"Don't you remember? The one who made sure you were well protected?... The one who hit you for disobedience?!", The black unicorn yelled in her ear.
"No... Da... Dad... Please... Go away!", Vinyl yelled, cringing her eyes.
"I can't go. I'll never leave! Heh... In fact, I'm enjoying being around you again... Seeing you in the flesh... The fun we'll have... Remember back when you were in the living room? Those children playing outside? They were laughing... And you were crying... And I was beating you senseless... Enjoying every... Last... Moment... Wouldn't you enjoy it, as well, Vinyl? ... My sweet... Helpless.. Daughter...", With that, the black unicorn pulled back its right hoof, and smashed it right into Vinyl's face.
Vinyl woke up immediately, breathing heavily and looking around. She was in the barn, still. Safe. Warm. Quiet. The dawn was breaking through the window at the 3rd story of the barn and she was being beamed upon from the sunlight.
The door creaked open and Clarence walked in, holding a large club in his right hand. His stance was one that Vinyl was now scared of. He forwarded himself close to Vinyl and looked her directly in her eyes.
"Ya'll left blood on mai floor. In mai home, ya'll clean yur messes. Now, ya'll goin' t' obey?", Clarence pointed the club at Vinyl's snout and she nodded slowly.
"Guud. Ya'll head into the house. While ya'll are at 't, clean th' entire place. Except mai room. That's th' only place Ah want dirty.", Clarence laughed, walking out of the barn, placing the club over his left shoulder.
Vinyl found herself slowly wiping up the blood and tears that were near the bathroom, on the floor. She was scrubbing with a sponge and had a bucket of suds and water next to her. After wiping the mess, she moved over into the bathroom, and started to clean out the tub. And then the sink, and then the toilet -- Unfortunately, a surprise was in that toilet.
Vinyl then went into the kitchen, and started to clean out the sink, the cabinets, the tables, the counter tops and then the windows. She repeated this process for most of the house that she was allowed to enter. She repeated each room, just in case she missed a spot.
Clarence walked into the living room, as she was just finishing scrubbing the rug. She looked up at Clarence and gave a small smile.
"Well, Ah'll be... 't looks perfect...", Clarence sat back onto the couch, kicking his feet up onto the table and letting out a sigh.
"So.. Uhm.. May I go and... Rest..?", Vinyl asked, softly.
"Hrm... Lemme think... ", Clarence tossed the thought in his head for a minute and then responded.
"Nah. Ya'll still have to go and clean the barn. Den ya'll can rest. Dat means all three floors, not jus' the bottom floor. Ya'll got dat?", Clarence laughed softly.
"Uhm... Okay...", Vinyl sighed, walking slowly out of the living room.
"Hey, Ah ordered ya t' do 't, now ya'll betta be happy about it!", Clarence stood up and walked next to Vinyl.
"I... I am. I just need to go to the barn... I'm so--", before Vinyl could finish, she felt a hard piece of bone smash into the right side of her jaw, making her slide into the hallway and hit the side of the staircase.
"Ya'll betta get workin' before Ah have ya'll killed. Ya'hear?", Clarence yelled, looking at Vinyl.
Slowly, Vinyl stood up, and started to nod.
"I'll... Clean the hallway when I get back...", Vinyl said, as she walked out of the house.
She ran to the barn and started crying again. Blood spewed from the side of her face and black and blue bruised skin crested around her left jaw. She opened the door of the barn and slammed it shut, looking upwards to the roof of the barn. It was only dawn, and this was her third day here. It was awful.
After a few hours of scrubbing around the dirty barn -- How it can get cleaner, she didn't know -- it was finally clean. She hadn't forgot about the blood stain she left in the house, though. Vinyl swiftly returned and cleaned the floor and wall of the stain, and Clarence was watching something a small box. It was yelling out at him.
"The Ford, F-150. Built. Ford. Tough.", the box said, smashing the word 'Ford' onto the screen, cracking concrete.
"Ah gotta get me one of dem dere littl' trucks.", Clarence lifted something to his mouth, taking a large gulp of it.
Vinyl slowly put the bucket and sponge away and started to walk out of the house. Unfortunately, Clarence was standing tall, looking down at Vinyl.
"Ya'll finish th' barn, den?", Clarence took a sip from the brown bottle. A vile smell left from his body.
"Yes. I... I cleaned it... And the mess here... May I.. Rest, please..?", Vinyl asked softly.
"Nuupe. Ya'll gotta take this next beatin', den ya'll can have yur stupid nap.", Clarence dropped the brown 'bottle' onto the wooden floor. It shattered into many pieces, and only the bottle shaft and a bit of the base remained. Clarence leaned down and picked it up, raising it to Vinyl's throat.
Vinyl quivered, as the sharp glass gently poked her sensitive neck. Clarence laughed softly as an odd fury built in his bright green eyes.
"Ya'll like dis?... Ya'll like 't when yur nearin' death? Ya'll enjoyin' yur last breath...?", Clarence laughed lowly, as he grasped Vinyl's neck in his, large, left hand, still holding the glass in his right hand.
"L-let me go... Please... I--", Vinyl tried speaking, but felt Clarence's grip tighten around her neck, her breath fading away from her as he did so.
"Ya'll are going to enjoy dis... Every moment... Of it... For ya'll... To enjoy!!", Clarence's grip tightened further, Vinyl gasping for air. Everything was fading around her and her mind was falling into a state of panic.
"Pl--... Pleea....!", Vinyl gasped out, in pain.
"Just be quiet, ya'll hear? Ya'll heaaaaarrr...?", Clarence's voice went deeper as everything continued to fade.
Her heart raced to try and beat oxygen into her brain. The blood thickened and flowed throughout her body, but then slowed as Vinyl went limp. Her eyes closed and rolled to the back of her head and Vinyl's head dropped. Clarence let go as her limbs flailed downwards and she fell to the floor with a loud 'thump'.
Vinyl let out a sigh as she hit the floor. Her head bouncing up and down and her body being pressed into the glass that was on the floor.
In the Darkness of the Shadow today, I see some rain and it's beating you through the hay. It's becoming so divine and beyond our time, it's a beat that'll never stop streaming.
Vinyl woke up, slowly, looking around at her surroundings...
The Red Room...
"Oh, you're back so fast, Vinyl...", Vinyl's 'father' called out.
"Please... Leave me alone...", Vinyl pressed herself against the wall again. Even if she didn't see any figures in the room, she was scared out of her mind.
"Oh, how do I leave something that's dead, alone?", Vinyl's father chuckled lightly.
"I... I'm not dead... I'm unconscious...", Vinyl said, softly.
"How would you even know? That Clarence boy is perfect for you, though. He's everything I dreamed of...", A black entity appeared in the middle of the room now. Her father, once again.
"Somepony to strangle you... Show you what it's like to disobey... Beat you senseless... Use your body for fun and pleasure... Use you to make sure nopony would know of my anger...", Vinyl's father walked closer to her, looking her straight in the eyes.
"It was enjoyable to watch you scream as a little filly... As I gently used you... Everything about your body was perfect...", He chuckled.
"Your mane, your eyes, your hooves, how you stood, how you... Obeyed..", He laughed lowly, squinting at Vinyl.
Vinyl shook, taking it all in. She didn't enjoy any of this. She tried to forget this pony; the one who ruined her life. The one who did the unimaginable to her. The one who made her feel so low.
"The way I kissed your neck... The way I licked behind your ears... Mmm... It still makes me feel good to talk about it. Doesn't it do the same for you?", Vinyl's father asked.
Vinyl shook her head, closing her eyes. Wishing he would stop his speech.
"It was for me. That's all that matters... Let me continue...", He laughed softly.
"How I slowly wrapped your mouth in loin cloth, to keep you from screaming... How I placed you in a device to keep you from moving... How I arched your rump, to stop you from letting me pierce your filly body.", Slowly, Vinyl felt something touch her neck.
Her father was licking her with his coarse tongue, pressing it against her neck. Vinyl didn't want this, It felt horrible. It made her feel so helpless... So used... So abandoned.
"I can't contain myself... I have to say what I did to you. To make you realise who I am once more...", The black unicorn, known as her father, stood upright, looking down upon Vinyl.
He laughed softly, as Vinyl quivered.
"Please... D-don't say it... Pleeease!", Vinyl begged and pleaded. She knew what he was going to say. She knew...
"I enjoyed raping you... How I pierced my member into your little body... How I made you feel so helpless.. This is what Clarence is doing to you, Vinyl. Raping you. Making you feel helpless. Beating you for disobedience. It makes me feel so very happy to see you once more, Vinyl...", Her father was very close to her, pressing her forehooves against the wall, looking at her directly in the eyes.
Vinyl tried to look away, but he locked eyes no matter what.
"I'm going to enjoy raping you once more...", He laughed slowly, and deeply.
The laugh echoed within the room, as everything went black. Vinyl fell to the red floor, unconscious, and slammed her head against it. A loud 'dong' was heard within the room, and the echo of the laugh filled her mind...
Vinyl woke up, in the barn, to the sound of a 'dong' outside. There was a constant 'tick, tick, tick' against the barn walls. She assumed it was raining outside today. She hated rain. How it got her mane wet, her coat wet, it made her feel dirty, it made her feel used... It made her feel cold, helpless, alone... In a dark corner of the world... It made her... Vulnerable.
The door to the barn opened, and Clarence was standing right there, in a rain-suit. He didn't hold any items today, but walked to Vinyl. His boots made a squishing sound in the muddy entrance of the barn as he stepped in.
"Ya'll need t' get ready fur work. Ya'll know th' drill.", Clarence said, laughing softly.
"Okay... What do you .. Uhm.. Want me to do...?", Vinyl asked, looking up at Clarence.
"Ya'll can go an' fix me sumthin' t' eat. If 't's good, Ah'll eat 't. If 't's bad, ya'll are gettin' th' boot.", Clarence turned and laughed loudly, squishing out of the barn.
Vinyl only followed, walking out into the rain to get to the house. The rain forced down on her, beating her white coat senseless. The droplets of water seeped through the coat, to her skin, and started to make her shiver. It was cold, and very moist all over her body, now. Her mane went flat was the rain brought it down, and her face was now just a two-blue and white mess.
Vinyl ran to the house now, annoyed by the rain, and opened the door. She walked in and saw a towel to her right, sitting on a coat rack. She levitated it to her, and started to dry her entire body off, before walking into the house any further.
After a couple minutes of drying off, Vinyl forwarded herself to the kitchen. She had no clue how to cook, nor did she ever care. She just wanted to cook something for this idiot, and then get back to sleep.
Vinyl carefully checked over the cupboards, and cabinets, to see what they all had in them. Most of them had 'meat', whatever that was, inside. So, she just grabbed one that was labelled 'steak', and pulled out some garlic and spices with it. Even if she didn't know how to cook, she was going to try fully to impress Clarence.
Quickly, she pulled out a frying pan from another cupboard, and then some butter from the fridge. She placed the frying pan on the stove, that laid hidden to the far right of the counter, and turned the burner on. As it turned on, Vinyl placed the butter into the pan, and watched it melt down into, and around, the pan.
As it finished melting, making a white/yellow coat on the bottom of the pan, Vinyl placed the 'steak' inside of it. She slowly mashed up the garlic and placed it all around the 'steak'. Afterwords, she used some pepper and 'steak' spice on it and watched the red and white meat turn into a dark brown and golden brown coat. The aroma that left the steak made Vinyl's stomach growl. For the four days she's been here, Vinyl has forgot to even eat something.
Vinyl looked around, and saw that there was an apple sitting on the table. She levitated it to her mouth, and started to chew a large chunk out of it. She then realised that this apple was probably Clarence's, and that he'd beat her to death if he found out.
Vinyl looked around, figuring out what she could do to replace this act of thievery. She quickly looked at the sizzling steak and got an idea.
She cut the apple into 4 pieces, or at least the part she didn't chew, and placed it into the frying pan. They quickly crisped to a golden brown and sizzled with delight as the flavours danced around the 'steak'. Vinyl opened a cupboard above the stove, pulling out a plate with her magic.
She floated the 'steak' and apples onto the plate, gently and neatly presenting the 'steak' as something to eat. She heard Clarence walk in and she quickly floated the plate of steak and apples over to the table. Afterwards, she turned off the stove and placed the pan in the sink, turning on the water and letting it fill the hot and greasy pan with steam.
"Ah thought Ah smelled sumthin guud.", Clarence said, as he walked into the kitchen.
His eyes met the steak and apples. A queer look crossed his face as he walked to it, and sat down. A fork and knife quickly levitated over to him and he grabbed them, cutting into the steak and putting the piece into his mouth. He slowly chewed the tender and delicious 'meat', letting the juices seep out and flow into his watering mouth.
"Mmmm...", Clarence mumbled, as he swallowed.
"Dat dere steak is th' best of all time. Ya'll are guud at makin' th' thing. But, why th' apples?", Clarence, asked, looking at Vinyl.
Vinyl was washing the dishes slowly, and then looked back.
"Uhm... I'm not really a cook, so... I guess for sweetness?... I.. I don't know...", Vinyl said softly.
"Well, 't's delicious, Ah'll give ya'll that. Buuut, ya'll made a mistake.", Clarence stood up and walked behind Vinyl.
Vinyl shivered at what might happened, and she continued washing the frying pan.
"Ya'll used magic in mai home. Didn't Ah say sumthin' 'bout not usin' dat darn stuff?", Clarence laughed softly, gripping Vinyl's body.
Vinyl didn't like where this was going, and her eyes went wide as she felt Clarence press against her.
"Please... May you... Let go...?", Vinyl asked, softly.
"Ya'll can't order me, remember? Ah make th' rules. An' just because ya'll are a pony, don't mean Ah can't have fun wit ya'.", Clarence sniffed her mane slowly, and she could feel something unnatural grind against her rump.
Vinyl really didn't like where this was going, and she squirmed, trying to get out of his grasp. Clarence only laughed, gripping tighter. Vinyl felt a wet tongue lick her neck, sliding up to her bruised jaw. Pain and horrible pleasure filled her. The sensitivity of her neck made her feel 'roused, but not in a good way. She didn't want this. Not. At. All.
"Ya'll are gunn' enjoy this...", Clarence said softly.
Vinyl heard an odd 'unzipping' sound from behind her. She heard something like a belt buckle and pants fall to the ground. The noise echoed in her mind, and Clarence laughed lowly...
Lowly and deeply, laughed...
Vinyl looked back, with a wince, and saw something she recognized before. The 'member' of a male body. She turned away and knew exactly what was going to happen.
"Now, ya'll hold still, and Ah'll make sure 't don't hurt.", Clarence chuckled smoothly.
Vinyl felt something slide into her 'flower', and pierced her body. It felt unnatural. It felt horrible. It was something she didn't want to feel.
"Don't ya'll like 't? Don't yah like it when Ah do dis?", Clarence started to 'pump' the 'member' in and out of Vinyl.
Vinyl didn't want this. She wanted away. She had to get out before it continued. She thought drastically, and un-rationally. Quickly, Vinyl reacted and said:
"No!", Vinyl bucked her hind hooves into Clarences 'area' at full force.
"EUURRURUUHGG!", Clarence yelled, falling onto the ground in pain.
"Guuuuuuueeegh!", Clarence yelled again.
Vinyl turned around to meet Clarence face-to-face.
"I'm tired of all of this! I'm not your play toy, Clarence! I came here to get away from it all, and you're ruining it! I wanted to be safe, and at peace. But, no, you're making me work to be here, you're beating me senseless. You're... You're...", Vinyl stopped for a second, tears streaming from her eyes.
"You're... Raping me...", Vinyl said softly.
Her face flushed with anger, as the image of her father filled her mind. When she looked at Clarence, all she could see was her father. The pony she hated so dearly, and tried to forget. The pony she could never, ever, love.
"Ueeeeeehggg....", Clarence was gripping onto his groin, for dear life, as he rolled in pain.
"How do you like it when you're helpless, Clarence?! How do you like it when somepony else has you by the balls?!", Vinyl pulled the knife from the table, and put it to his neck, with her magic.
Clarence stopped rolling, to avoid killing himself.
"How do you like it when there's a knife to your neck?! When your life is now in somepony else's hooves!", Vinyl yelled in anger.
Her red eyes flared brightly and stared down upon Clarence. He looked up at her, breathing softly, trying to not roll in pain.
"You know, it's creatures like you that make me sick. Ones who use life to better theirs. I'm tired of it! I'M TIRED OF IT!", Vinyl yelled furiously.
"Ah... Only did 't... Because... Ya'll aren't real...", Clarence said softly.
His mistake.
"I'm not real...?", Vinyl said, with a sarcastic tone.
"I'm not real?!", Vinyl then yelled.
"If I'm not real, then why are you on the floor, you stupid, invaluable creature!!", Vinyl booted Clarence in the leg with her hoof. She heard a cracking sound and Clarence nearly killed himself in agony.
"Any last words before I cut your damn throat?!", Vinyl yelled once more, looking into his eyes.
"Yah, Ah got... Sum last wurds...", Clarence said slowly.
Vinyl perched an ear, looking at him with a squint. She awaited his word, but he was trying to re-gain his grip on his groin. The pain still flowed through his body, and made him want to throw up.
"Well?", Vinyl asked.
"Heh... Here Ah go...", Clarence started.
"Did... Ya'll enjoy 't when Ah pierced little Clarence int'ya?", Clarence laughed softly.
Clarence started to gurgled, as blood spewed out of his throat and mouth. Vinyl angrily cut his throat multiple times, revealing a slit of the inside of his jugular and esophagus.
She watched him squirm for life, gripping his throat fully, trying to stop it.
"Enjoy hell... And say 'hello' to my father for me...", Vinyl stabbed the knife into his shoulder, and walked out of the kitchen.
She felt horrible for what she did... But... At the same time...
The Red Room is a feature of design inspired by a man who was insane and losing his mind. He's crazy. He's off the walls, chartering the seas and seeing the future all day long...
Vinyl looked at what she did. Quivering in fear and in panic. She stared at the lifeless body of Clarence. He tortured her. Made her feel helpless and below standards of any rights that are given for life. She was in a dark corner when Clarence was here... And now...
There was relief. Weight lifted from her shoulders and her mind. Vinyl felt at ease as the stress left her. Everything was gone that made her feel so alone. Everything was perfect and safe...
But, something poked at Vinyl's mind. Something didn't feel right. She felt as though something more is needed to be done. Vinyl needed to achieve more with this and discover why he did this to her. Why would a human do this to something that was essentially an animal? Everything pointed to the room Clarence forbade her from. She backed up from the kitchen, looking at the white door at the top of the stairway.
Slowly, Vinyl moved up the stairs, the wooden 'case creaked underneath her weight, and made a loud 'eeeeerrrkkk' noise. It bugged Vinyl, but, she had to press further. As Vinyl reached the top, she used her magic to twist the doorknob. The door opened and Vinyl walked into a very dark, and black, room. She looked around for any sort of light source, and found nothing.
Instead, she lit up her horn. The blue light filled the room and eventually was replaced by a horrible... Horrible image.
"Don't you like it, Vinyl?", A dark voice called out, within the room.
"Everything here is perfect. The things that you tried to repress from yourself. It's all back now. Clarence made you feel that pleasure you ached for. I know you loved it when I did that to you... Hehehehe...", The voice seemed very vague, but familiar.
"D... Dad...?", Vinyl shivered in fear, and looked around the room, trying to ignore what she was seeing, and trying to find that voice.
"Oh, you don't have to be so... Surprised... Just because I'm in your mind, doesn't mean I can't leave it, can't I?", Her father appeared in front of her.
The door slammed shut, and a bright red light illuminated the room. Vinyl turned around to the door, and saw it fading away. It matched the rest of the walls, and Vinyl noticed everything that was there now.
In front of her was pictures of her as a little filly. Just playing in her yard with her toys and her mother next to her, enjoying the time as well. But, as Vinyl looked to her right, eyeing more pictures, she found it got worse and worse.
The pictures progressed into her father beating her mother and Vinyl, and then pictures of Vinyl being abused and strapped down into a black-leather device. It gripped around her and pictures of Vinyl crying progressed around the room as well. Eventually, it went into her father raping her. Vinyl couldn't handle it.
"Please... Stop this! Leave me alone!", Vinyl yelled at the entity.
"I am your father, and you expect me to just vanish? Don't you cherish our time together, Vinyl?! Do not disobey your father!", A hoof smacked into Vinyl's face, making her fly back and hit the wall.
"You will obey me, Vinyl! I am your ruler and you are my subject. You will bow to me and please me every needs!", Her father pushed her into the wall, breathing heavily down her neck.
"Leave me alone!", Vinyl yelled back at her dad.
"You cannot stop me, Vinyl. I am much stronger than you. I will enjoy this moment one more time. And so will you...", Vinyl's father pressed against her further. She could feel his lips pressing against her neck and his thighs rubbing against her hind legs.
"Get... Off me!", Vinyl yelled, trying to push him off. He retaliated and pushed her further against the wall, laughing loudly.
"You think you're strong than me, Vinyl? You'll just have to enjoy the ride. Because I know I will..", Her father started to lock her in place, and moving his groin close to Vinyl's. Vinyl tried to think quickly, trying to squirm out of this.
It was hopeless. She was stuck in this position and she would have to take it... She gave up, letting him at her. She sighed and went limp.
Her father only laughed, and looked at her.
"Giving up... There's the filly I remember... You're not mare enough to even be a mare... Keep being a filly...", He laughed softly and eased his grip on her... His mistake, though.
Vinyl kicked her hind-hooves at his groin, and he fell back, his eyes cringing and letting out a massive 'oooouuuggh!'.
Vinyl kicked herself onto her hooves, and stared her father right in the eyes.
"I'm not scared of you, anymore, Dad!", Vinyl yelled, in pure anger.
"You... You'r--"
"SHUT UP! I'M TALKING!", Vinyl forced her father to shut up.
"I am the boss of my own body, not you! You'll never control me! Anymore!", Vinyl was face to face with her father, her mussel pressing against his.
"You... Can't live... Without me...", He said.
"I obviously can! I lived without you for twenty-six years! You're the bane of my existence and I want you out of my head! I want you gone!", Vinyl pushed her father back, and he stumbled into the wall.
"You're not my father! You're just something I tried to forget about! You're a demon! A monster! Something that only I can deal with!", Vinyl punched her father in the face with her hoof.
"You're something I need to vanquish and eliminate. You're the reason why I don't sleep at night and why I get frustrated with everypony!!!", Vinyl was beating her father senseless, punching the black entity left and right.
Although it was hard to see, black ooze was spewing onto the dark red walls. The light was flickering brightly with each punch Vinyl dealt to her father. He only took it, and let out grunts of pain each time.
"Leave! LEAVE! LEAVE MY HEAD! I DON'T WANT YOU HERE! I WANT YOU BACK IN HELL! WHERE YOU BELONG!!!!", with that, the room went black, and Vinyl fell unconscious...
Vinyl stood up, looking around. She squinted as the bright light beamed onto her face, making her lose focus. Everything was a blur and she saw something walking towards her. She looked to her hooves and saw a white, fluffy, surface.
As her vision came into focus, she saw that it was a cloud, and everything around her was blue. The thing that was walking towards her was now standing above her. It's white coat shined brightly as the cutie mark of a vinyl record laid on it's rump. It was tall and had a very smooth mussel. The eyes of it were bright pink, and it's mane was just as frizzy as Vinyl's. The mane was two colours: hot pink, and regular pink, matching its eyes, and a unicorn horn stuck out from its forehead. It smiled brightly as it looked at Vinyl.
"Hello, Vinyl.", The unicorn said. It's smile widened and it's voice was smooth and slow. Much like a mothers' would be.
"M-m-m.. Mo... Mom...?", Vinyl stumbled on the word, not believing her eyes.
"Yes, it's me, Vinyl! I'm so glad to see you.", Vinyl's mother embraced her, kissing her cheek softly and gently. The kiss was warm and filled Vinyl's heart with joy and heat.
"Mom--"
"Shhh... Vinyl... Shh.. It's all right.. You're safe... You're with me, now... He's gone... Just ... Shh..", Vinyl's mother whispered softly, hugging Vinyl tightly.
"Vinyl, I know this is hard for you, I know. I've felt it... But, I'm in a better place, I promise you...", Vinyl's mother looked deep into Vinyl's blue eyes. Vinyl smiled gently.
"Mom... I missed you... So much...", Vinyl said warmly, trying to hold back tears.
"I know you did, Vinyl. I know you still do. You're my daughter, and I'll always be with you, Vinyl. Right here,", Vinyl's mother gently poked her chest where her heart was, "I'll always be in that little spot in your heart."
Vinyl smiled at this, and held her mothers hooves, sitting on the fluffy cloud surface. It was silent and peaceful for a couple minutes. Vinyl stared at her mother in awe and joy; seeing her after so many years. It was such a great moment to have, and was such a great pleasure to see her once more.
"Vinyl... I'm sorry I didn't do more for you. I tried to protect you. I never knew he was like that. When he pushed me out of your head... I couldn't do anything... I tried to protect you... I tri--"
"Mom... It's... It's okay... You tried your best... And now you're here... And we're together again..." , Vinyl smiled, looking at her mother sincerely.
Vinyl's mother laughed softly, and warmly kissed Vinyl's cheek.
"That's what made me so happy about you... Seeing you smile... And be so... Optimistic..", Vinyl's mother smiled gently.
"But... You can't stay here forever... No... I was ... I had enough of what I saw... I had to intervene... I couldn't let me daughter, the one I loved so much, go through that... Having to murder a 'human'... And then face her...", Vinyl's mother let out a tear. It dropped onto the fluffy cloud and sparkled away, making stars shoot upward to the continuing blue sky.
"Mom... It's okay.. I understand... Please, don't cry... I...", Vinyl let out her own tears, embracing her mother in a warm hug.
They hugged each other for several minutes, tears constantly shattering on the cloud floor and making stars spiral upwards to the sky. Eventually, they let go. They were both smiling at each other and looking each other deep in the eyes.
"You have to go now, Vinyl.. Back to Ponyville... I can break Celestia's spell. I want you safe, and to never return to that dreadful Earth... Please.. Be safe...", Vinyl's mother warmly hugged Vinyl once more.
"I'll be safe... As long as I have you to think about, now, Mommy...", Vinyl smiled brightly, looking deep into her mothers' eyes.
"I love you, sweetheart. Never forget that...", As Vinyl's mother said this, she faded away.
Her particles whipped off into the blue sky, fading deeply in a large burst of sunlight, nearly blinding Vinyl.
Vinyl saw a rainbow appear above her. It's light was dim, but it encased her in a large cocoon like structure and warping her off somewhere.
She re-appeared in her home. Her bedroom. A place of sanity and sanctity. She eyed everything in the blue room. Pictures of Octavia, pictures of a few fan ponies, and some dog tags. But, her most prized picture was that of her mother, playing with a ball and Vinyl bouncing it off her nose. Vinyl went up to it and smiled.
The reflection in the picture made her see the many bruises and cuts she now had. Everything in that world wasn't what she expected... But maybe it did the better for her... Just... Maybe...
Clarence made her work like a slave, pushing her to do things she never wanted to do. Eventually, he acted like a true slave master and started to beat her to death. But, every slave retaliates after so much abuse. When Clarence started to rape her, she showed him that not is all what it may seem with a slave...
Clarence also made her fight off the one she hated her entire life. Vinyl smashed her father away and back into the depths of hell, letting him meet his true demise.
But, unfortunately... It was the last time she would ever see her mother. Her mentor. The one Vinyl truly loved in her life. Vinyl's mother was a saint and only cared for Vinyl. She wanted the best for her.
Vinyl continued to stare at the picture, and just smiled further. It wasn't the last time she'd ever see her. Vinyl's mother was in her heart...
Never gettin' rid of this psychology, it's all apart of my master plan, ya'see? I ain't done with this little game you call 'pain'. It's a part of me, chaos and anarchy.
Thump... Thump... Thump...
Vinyl walked around Ponyville, looking at the grand markets. She smiled and waved at everypony she passed by. She was glad to be home, and in the colourful scenery. Her wounds had clotted into scars, now. Many ponies asked about it, and she told them what happened. The natural response was shock, and disgust. But, they felt bad for her.
Vinyl has been through a lot of stress in her life. Being able to tell anypony about this was making her feel so much better. She--
Thump... Thump... Thump...
Vinyl looked around at the sound. The ponies she was talking to stared at her, with worried expressions.
"Is something wrong, dearest?", Octavia, a brownish-grey earth pony looked at her musical partner.
Vinyl jumped and stared at her, giving a nervous smile.
"S-sorry. Just... Thought I heard something...", Vinyl said, sighing.
"Nothing to fear, Vinyl. You're out of that crude, hostile place.", Octavia raised Vinyl's head and looked into her eyes, with a bright smile.
"Thanks, Octav--"
Thump... Thump... Thump... Thump... Thump...
"Are you okay? You're looking skid-dish.", Octavia's eyes started to tinge a gentle red.
"My eyes? Vinyl... You know I don't like ponies complimenting my eyes.", Octavia's soft, soothing voice changed a bit deeper, and more toned with a rasp.
"Oct-O-Octavia...?!", Vinyl seemed to hit something. The normally bright scenery of Ponyville changed into a deep shade of hell-ish red. The clouds started to move by themselves, covering the entire sky and making a large black swirl in the air. The clouds morphed into the shade of a demon's face: large, black, horns, massive teeth jutting out of his mouth and a black tongue swirling in the air.
"What's wrong, Vinyl? I don't know what you're doing, but, you better get up...", Octavia's voice was a cross between a negative-audio rasp, deep and electric, and a mare. Octavia's eyes blackened and only left red dots in the middle.
Vinyl was panicking, looking around. She looked what she hit before and found that it was a large, red, wall. Blood was seeping from the top piece of it, and slowly pictures of her and her father rolled down the wall, spreading across the blackened-ash ground.
"Vinyyyyyyl.... Don't you wish to play some more?... Hmhmhmm...", Octavia, or the demonic Octavia, chuckled, and looked deep into Vinyl's eyes.
"No... Please... Leave me alone!!", Vinyl yelled loudly, at the top of her lungs, hoping she'd leave this horrible, horrible mess.
"Vinyl. Ya'll were sleeping fer like, three days. Ya'll alright?", Clarence looked down at Vinyl, staring her in her bright red eyes.
Vinyl's eyes went wide as she saw the one she thought she had killed. Clarence was smiling gently, as if nothing had happened. Beads of sweat left Vinyl's mane and she tried to imagine he was gone.
"Now, Ah know Ah work ya'll a bit too hard a few days ago, but, Ah want to apologize. Ah didn't mean to.. Hit ya.. 't was an accident.. Ya see...", Clarence sat down, in the pile of hay, next to Vinyl, placing a hand on her back.
Vinyl jumped and Clarence stared at her.
"Ah... Are ya'll okay...? Ah hope Ah didn't scare you that much... Ah mean... 't was 'n accident.", Clarence brushed Vinyl's coat, speaking apologetically. Vinyl softly started to speak...
"I... I had a dream... I...", Vinyl started to tear up, tears dripping onto the hay.
"Hey, ya'll betta not cry now. Ah didn't mean t' hit ya'll like that. 't was 'n accident. Ah know 't seems dumb, but, Ah really didn't mean it. Ah--", Clarence tried to explain.
"It was... About you... You... Tried to... Tried to...", Vinyl teared even more, sniffling and closing her eyes.
"You.. tried to rape me...", Vinyl let out a massive sob, and a gasp of air, crying softly into her hooves.
"Wut?!", Clarence looked at her, wide eyed.
Vinyl did not respond. She continued to cry, and cry, soaking tears all over her fore legs and hooves.
"Why in th' hell would Ah rape ya'll? Yu're a pony, not a human. Ah ain't no freak!", Clarence tried to lighten the mood with a bit of a joke.
Why would a woman think he'd rape them? Let alone, a pony think he'd rape them! He was no furry!
"You did it! You tried and I killed you! It was horrible!", Vinyl yelled at Clarence, tears streaming out her sockets.
"I was tormented by you, beaten by you, and then nearly raped! I had to kill my father's tormented spirit and then head back to Ponyville only to find that it was all a dream! A HORRIBLE DREAAAM!", Vinyl cried even further.
Many fluids flowed out of her eyes, and nose, and a terrible headache occurred for her, as well.
"Please, Vinyl... Ah.. Ah'm sorry... Ah didn't...", Clarence was at a loss for words. What in the hell was he going to do?
Vinyl continued to cry, and Clarence had no choice. He had to do what he knew was the best thing for anyone... Or pony... In a sobbing fit like this.
Slowly, Clarence moved Vinyl onto his lap and wrapped his arms around her. He flipped Vinyl over so she was on her back and cradled in his arms. Clarence rocked back and forth, holding Vinyl like a baby as she softly sobbed, looking up at his bright green eyes with a saddened expression.
"Hush now, quiet now, 't's time to lay ya'll's sleepy head...", Clarence started to sing in his country accent. Although the accent made the song sound weird, it soothed Vinyl, making her start to sniffle, instead of cry.
"Hush now, quiet now, 't's time to go to bed...", Clarence gently brushed Vinyl's mane, smiling softly to sooth her.
Vinyl started to smile, her eyes glistening still with tears and she started to join in. Although a DJ, she still had a wonderful voice.
"Hush now, quiet now, it's time to go to bed. I said hush now, quiet now, it's time to lay your sleepy head.", Vinyl smiled softly, looking up at Clarence. Clarence hushed now, smiling back.
"Ah'm really sorry fer hittin' ya... Ah didn't mean to cause dis much trouble.", Clarence looked down into Vinyl's, still glistening, eyes.
"It's... It's okay, Clarence... I just... I only ever took abuse from my father... I ... He... Trie--"
"Don't. Ah won't make ya'll push yerself to do that.", Clarence interrupted Vinyl with his finger over her lips.
Vinyl sighed softly, rolling out of Clarence's arms and onto the hay.
"Clarence... I don't feel safe here... Not because of you... Because... This place...", Vinyl looked around the barn. It was dark and creaking lightly as wind blew through it.
"Because it reminds me too much of my ... 'Dad'... He was the reason I couldn't handle myself back where I came from-"
"Ponyville? Wus dat wut ya'll mentioned before?", Clarence interrupted.
"Yeah... Silly town name, I know, but, that's where I live and it's located in a place called 'Equestria'.", Vinyl said softly.
"Anyways.. I couldn't handle myself there and wanted to take a break out here... Instead, I found even more stress and I have to stay here for a month.. I have no clue what exactly I'm going to do...", Vinyl sighed, looking at the ground.
"Ah know a place where ya'll could stay. Mai friend and Ah are guud buds. He can take care of ya'll, if y'want.", Clarence offered sincerely, wanting to do anything to apologize.
"I don't know... Is he nice...?", Vinyl asked softly.
"He's th' best darn tootin' guy ya'll will evur meet. He's th' only guy Ah know who'd have mai back through thick 'n thin.", Clarence stated, smiling proudly.
Vinyl looked elongated at Clarence, looking into his eyes for truth. She couldn't believe him. She doesn't trust him. What if he's double crossing her? Or maybe he just wants to have two 'humans' for the... No. She had to. She just had to.
"Okay... I trust you... Please... Don't hurt me...", Vinyl said softly, looking up at Clarence.
Clarence smiled, standing up. Vinyl stood next to him, as he towered over her, and they proceeded out of the barn.
They walked to a large metal-like vehicle, and Clarence opened the doors with this set of keys that he whipped out of his pocket. The vehicle was black, and had a large "F" on a front metal grate. The windows on it were tinted a shade of blue, to help remove light and heat from the inside of the vehicle.
"Dis right here is mai truck. Nice little Ford, F-150. Packs a punch, Ah tell you wut.", Clarence smiled as he unlocked the left side of the truck, and sitting inside.
The right side of the truck opened up and Vinyl plopped herself into the seat, closing the door.
"Clarence.. Before we... Set out to your friends...", Vinyl started, softly speaking to Clarence. Her head was aimed low, looking down at a rubber mat on the floor of the truck. It was labelled 'Larry The Cable Guy's 100% fine mat!'.
"Ya'll got sumthin' t' say?", Clarence looked over at Vinyl, inserting a different key into a small, metal, slot on the side of a large wheel.
"Yeah... How do I... Know I can trust you?... I know I said I did.. But... You don't realise what it's like, Clarence. To be helpless...", tears started to emerge from Vinyl's eyes, and Clarence immediately reacted by lifting her chin up. Slowly.
"Listen. Ah may not be th' best kinda guy 'round dese parts. But, Ah sure as hell know Ah can keep mai word.", Clarence said, smiling at Vinyl.
Vinyl sniffled gently and tried to speak. Unfortunately, she choked on the words and a large gulp of sadness emerged in her throat. Kind of like if you cried so much that you feel pain inside your larynx opening.
"I-I- ...", Vinyl couldn't push anything out. As much as she felt no trust towards Clarence, she had nothing she could do. This was her only hope, and she had to try. She had to try her hardest.
Quickly, Vinyl wrapped her forelimbs around Clarence, giving him a hug. Clarence gently wrapped his thick arms around the mares tender body, gently stroking the soft coat.
"Vinyl, yu're th' weirdest thing Ah evur met in mai life. But, Ah respect ya'll as much as Ah would a person. Yu're nuthin' different from mai horses. Majestic an' peaceful.", Clarence tried to re-assure Vinyl as much as he could.
Vinyl let go and sat down in her seat. Clarence wrapped the seatbelt around her. Although it startled her, Vinyl was okay with it. She managed to figure out that it was a safety feature, after looking up at the ceiling of the truck, and seeing 'Child Safety Procedures approved by the National Car and Truck Association'.
Clarence quickly put his on, and twisted the key that was inserted on the side of the wheel. The truck sparked to life, and started to rumble and shake. Clarence revved it, making it create a 'vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm' noise. Vinyl smiled at this, seeing that he was trying to cheer her up.
"I'm ready... Let's go, Clarence.", Vinyl said softly, with a smile.
Clarence nodded and picked up a hat that laid on the dashboard. It was a typical black, grey, brown and green camouflage colour and it had the name 'Duck Dynasty Apparel' on the fore-cap of the hat.
After a few minutes of adjusting his hat, he quickly sped up the truck and moved up a long road that lead down to the many towers in the distance. It was approximately a 30 or 40 minute drive with this truck, but, it beats walking...
Parts that fall, parts that rise, parts that sing your name while you die...
The truck forwarded itself through a large, stone like, city. The many towers gleamed in the dim sunlight, of the foggy day, and loud noises of other vehicles could be heard throughout the city. Many other 'humans' were running around and talking to each other outside buildings labelled 'Bank of Metropolis' or 'City Centre Extraordinare', and so on.
"God dang dis traffic. Always ruinin' mai plans.", Clarence was annoyed by the fact that there was a long line of vehicles that he was stuck in.
"I don't understand. Why don't they just keep.. Moving?", Vinyl asked.
"Because, sum idiot up-head way is stuck at a light 'nd stickin' his thumb up his rear.", Clarence turned the truck off to the right and started to drive down a street that was clean of vehicles. Only smaller humans were playing on the stony streets with an assortment of things: Balls, toys, each other, et cetera.
"Oh... Uhm...", Vinyl was a little worried what he meant by that, but, didn't press further to ask.
"Wu're almost dere. His place is 'round here.", Clarence smiled softly, taking a left turn, down the empty road, to another empty road. This street was different as there was large Victorian-like buildings. Seemed a little high class for this part of the city.
"He live 'round here. Lemme call him up.", Clarence pulled over to the curb, leaving the truck still going, and pulled out a small, black, device.
There was an assortment of buttons on it, numbers 1 to 9 and 0 with letters underneath them. The screen was brightly lit of a picture of Clarence and the shape was a rectangular one.
Clarence pressed a series of numbers and then put the device to his ear. Vinyl could hear a 'bwooooo' noise from it. She couldn't tell if the device was filled with magic or if it was just a human invention. Either way, it was strange for her to see something like that.
"Hey.", Clarence said, talking into the device.
"Yeah, Ah'm guud. Listen, Ah need a favour.", Clarence continued.
Vinyl stared at him for the meantime, thinking that it was a little crazy to talk into something. But, she could faintly make out the voice of somepo--... Someone else.
"A favour? Like what?", The voice spoke.
"Well, Ah'm takin' care of a friend, but, she needs a new place to crash at.", Clarence said.
"Who is she? I know all your friends, Clarence.", The voice seemed agitated now.
"She's new. Just, please, let me drop her off at yu'r place?", Clarence tried to press forward to get the voice to give in.
"Uhg. Fine. I guess I owe you one for that hunting trip, anyways.", The voice groaned and appeased Clarence.
"Guud. Ah need you to try an' not hurt her, either. She's been through a lot. Ya'know?", Clarence stated softly.
"I understand. Drop her off at house 521.", The voice said goodbye, after that comment, and Clarence pressed a 'End Call' button on the device.
"All right, let's get crackin'.", Clarence stopped the vehicle and got out of the truck.
He went to the other side, opened the door, and undid Vinyl's seatbelt. Afterwards, he put Vinyl in his arms and started carrying her.
"I... Can walk you know...", Vinyl said, a bit worried.
"I'm just being kind, Vinyl.", Clarence closed the door with his foot and turned around, meeting the house labelled '521'.
"Huh... Dat wus all luck, den.", Clarence set Vinyl down and pointed to the house.
"Here 't is. Mai friend's place. C'mon.", Clarence walked up the stony steps and knocked on the door.
The Victorian house echoed with a knocking sound inside, and then footsteps were heard running to the door. It opened to be greeted by the face of a black comb over'd hair, white face, bright blue eyed and tall human.
"Hey, Clarence.", The human said softly.
"Hey Jack.", Clarence shook 'Jack's' hand and Jack smiled softly.
"So, where's your friend? You said you were bringing her here.", Jack let go of Clarence's hand, and looked around.
"She's right here.", Clarence pointed to the small, white, unicorn with a double-blue mane and red eyes.
Jack shook his head, rubbing his eyes in disbelief.
"Now, Ah know wut ya'll are thinkin'. She's a unicorn 'nd wut not. Ah couldn't believe 't at first when Ah saw her, either.", Clarence started to explain everything to Jack. Jack was only at a loss for words when he heard what Vinyl had told Clarence.
"So... You really thought a human would rape you, Vinyl?", Jack said, looking down at the scared unicorn.
Vinyl only softly nodded, afraid of the two at this moment.
"Well, Clarence, I guess I'm taking care of her, for now.", Jack said.
"Thanks, Jack. Ya'll are th' best.", Clarence turned to Vinyl.
"Goodbye, Vinyl. Wus nice havin' ya'll 'round th' farm.", Clarence softly smiled and went down on eye level with her.
Vinyl wrapped her forelimbs around him, giving him a hug. Clarence returned it, stood up, and walked to his truck. A minute or two later, Clarence drove off, waving to the pair.
Vinyl looked at Jack, with a worried expression on her face.
"Well, c'mon in, Vinyl.", Jack turned and walked into the house. Vinyl followed and entered.
She was greeted by mahogany planked floors, Victorian bordered doorways, white walls with pictures of many humans on them, and a staircase to her left. Also, to her left, was one of the doorways, which looked like it lead into a living space, seeing that there were couches in it.
"Well, make yourself comfortable. I don't know what Clarence told you, bu--"
"I... I won't cause you any trouble... Just, please.. Don't hurt me...", Vinyl interrupted Jack quickly and softly, cringing her eyes as if she was ready to get hit.
Jack furrowed his brows and then sighed, going to her level. Vinyl gasp and backed up a bit as she closed the door on accident.
"Look, Vinyl, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm not a crazy person. Even if you are an animal, you're still a 'person', in a sense. The fact that you talk is baffling me. But, Clarence is mind-set on you staying here for a while. I'm going to make sure you're safe, okay?", Jack smiled softly, his lips stretching to the left side of his face.
"O-okay...", Vinyl warmly sighed.
"What's wrong?", Jack asked gently.
"Nothing...", Vinyl turned away, her eyes closed and head aimed down.
"C'mon, tell me.", Jack gently nudged Vinyl, as a joke.
"I... It's nothing.. Really..", Vinyl said softly.
"Well, it's something. I know you don't trust me, but please, I can try and make you feel better. I promise.", Jack smiled softly. Although she couldn't see it, she knew he was smiling.
"It's just that... You... Remind me of my dad...", Vinyl sighed.
"Well, that doesn't seem like a bad thing. I mean, your dad must've been a great... Er... Stallion is the term?", Jack asked and tried to compliment her father.
"Yeah... That's the term... Bu--"
"I bet he did all sorts of cool things... Like uhm... Uhhh... Errm.. Okay, I got nothing.", Jack laughed softly.
Vinyl looked up at him, not wanting to tell him this. Clarence never mentioned it to him, yet.
"He raped me...", Vinyl said softly.
"He... What..?", Jack asked.
"He raped me...", Vinyl repeated.
"I... I-I-I'm so sorry! I didn't... I... Oh God, Jack, you're an idiot!", Jack smacked his forehead, blaming his brain.
"No... It's okay... I had to tell somepo-... Someone about it... I told Clarence, and now I'm telling you... Back where I live, nopony knows about it... Not even my best friends...", Vinyl laid herself onto the floor, and then rested her head between her forehooves.
"I'm... I'm really sorry. I thought he ... Oh, God...", Jack felt sick to his stomach. Although she was a pony, the thought of rape is the worst thing he could think of. He tries to avoid the word, and he knows his hatred for it is beyond anything.
"Jack...", Vinyl looked up at Jack, her red eyes glistening with tears.
"Are... You crying?", Jack looked down at the unicorn, a bit worried.
Tears started to roll down Vinyl's face and then Jack, feeling the need to, picked her up and wrapped his thick arms around Vinyl. Vinyl, although scared, felt a lot better that he did this. She needed this. After so long with nopony, or human, by her side to tell what her father did, she felt everything was now at peace... But she doesn't know what the future holds.
"It's okay, Vinyl. I promise...", Jack softly whispered in Vinyl's ear. Her mane was brushing against his neck, making Jack shiver.
That's tickling too much..., Jack thought to himself.
"I'm sorry, Jack... I don't want to be like this. But... I just don't know who I can trust in this place. I wanted to get away from the life I had for a bit. I'm here for a month. It's only been five, six, days now...", Vinyl sighed softly.
"Listen, Vinyl, whatever you need, just ask. Just because you're a pony... Unicorn... Errr... Doesn't mean I won't help you. Humans are nice people... Most of them, anyways. Hey, I have an idea...", Jack gently set Vinyl back on her hooves and stood up.
"Come with me. I know something we could do to get your mind off of things.", Jack turned and stamped up the stairs, in a bit of a rush. Vinyl followed, distantly, behind him.
As they proceeded up the fourteen steps, there were three rooms. One to the left was a small, white, bedroom. Only a bed and a large black box. The room in front of the top step was a bathroom. Shower, toilet, sink, mirror and a window. And one on the right was a small office.
Jack and Vinyl proceeded inside the office to see that it was a bit bigger on the inside. Vinyl looked around at the Victorian carved bookshelves and glared over the many books that scattered across them.
Reminds me of Twilight..., Vinyl thought.
"This is where I keep all my books. I think we can share things with each other of our... 'Species'. I know, it sounds lame, but, I'm really interested in this.", Jack pulled down a book labelled 'World War II: Rise and Fall of Hitler'.
"What's that?", Vinyl asked.
Jack sat down on the hardwood floor and opened it up.
"This is a book on one of the biggest events in human history.", Jack started, with excitement.
Vinyl sat on her rump, to listen to what he had to say.
"Hitler, this man right here...", Jack pointed to a picture in the book of a man with a small, square, moustache above his upper lip, combed over black hair and a bull-dog like complexion. He was pointing at a map with two men next to him. One bald, with some hair on the sides of his head, the other with blond hair, just leaning over the middle man's shoulder.
"This man started World War Two. A massive war between the Allies: Britain and France, at the start of the war, and the Axis: Germany, Italy and Japan. There were more of the Axis, but, those were the major ones.", Jack softly laughed to himself as he flipped over the page.
"What's a ... 'War'?", Vinyl asked softly.
Jack stared at her for a moment, figuring out how to answer that.
"Do you not have them where you come from?", Jack decided to answer with a question.
"No... Is it... Like a big argument...?", Vinyl questioned.
"Sort of. Just... A lot of people die in it. Many may be innocent. Others may just be merciless.", Jack explained.
"That's awful!", Vinyl's eyes went wide as she heard this.
"Yeah. We still have wars, but, not as big as this. We're on the verge of it, though. Anyways, Hitler...", Jack continued on the subject of World War II. He explained how Hitler deceived the Allies and forced himself into power. He caused the Holocaust and the killings of over five million Jewish people...
"Jewish...?", Vinyl asked, with a brow.
"It's a religion. They believe in a higher power. Gives some people hope. I don't know what their beliefs are, exactly, but, I respect it.", Jack tried to explain.
"Oh... Well.. Is there a reason you're telling me all this?", Vinyl finally pushed that question out of her. It was nagging her for the time he was talking.
"Well, I want you to understand the bad of humans. There were many Dictators and Fascists in our history. Fidel Castro, Hitler, Sudam Husane, et cetera. Many of them killed the opposing people, but, Hitler, I would say, was the worst.", Jack softly smiled. He seemed to enjoy history.
"But, I don't like hearing this... Your... 'Species' sounds awful!", Vinyl softly grunted.
"Well, I wanted to get to that. See, this is the bad part of our society. Let me show you the good part.", Jack stood up and placed the book on the bookshelf.
He shuffled around for a minute, looking through various titles of books and eventually found a large, black, book. It had a picture of a dark woman with brown hair and bright red lips. She was smiling and her face was complimented by a blue background behind her. The title was: 'Oprah's Grace'.
"Oprah?", Vinyl inquired.
"Yup. I know, it's a woman's book, but, it has a lot of history for the world. Mainly because she helped the African Famine along with Bob Galdof. A punk-rock artist, a genre of music, who started the Live Aid concert which raised One-hundred and fifty million euros. That's a lot, in our kind of money.", Jack smiled softly, opening the book.
He started to read it to Vinyl, explaining many events that Oprah had done for the African people. He explained that Africa was a very poor country with major political and medical problems. He also explained the many viruses and diseases that spread to the African people, but, with Oprah and many of her followers helping them, it's seemed to have gotten far better for them.
"Wow... That's... Amazing. She did all that within ten years?", Vinyl was stunned when she heard all Oprah did for the African people.
"Eeyup. She was, and still is, an amazing part of our history. She may be a billionaire, but, she donates a lot of her money to help the African people so that Dictators like Hitler won't destroy them all, and try and take down half the world.", Jack gently nudged Vinyl.
Vinyl smiled softly and looked up at him.
"Thanks for this, Jack.", Vinyl said softly.
"For what?", Jack asked.
"For making me feel better. It's really getting my mind off of things. Maybe I should tell you about where I come from, soon.", Vinyl smiled.
"Why not now?", Jack asked.
Vinyl laughed softly, and began her part of the story...
Author's Note: I know it seems like a History lesson, but, don't let this chapter dissatisfy you. I promise, the next will be juicy. Don't lose interest!
These threads, new threads, pieces of my mind, you need to realize they're a part of time that overlap me. They hold onto me and pierce my heart and armour into a new piece of destiny.
"We're an Egalitarian society. I'm not sure exactly what it means but, I think it's something about everypony working together to reach prosperity.", Vinyl softly said.
"That's about what it means, yeah. Equality amongst everyone, or pony, in this case. Do go on.", Jack smiled softly.
"Well, our leader is two princesses, Celestia and Luna. Celestia raises the Sun during the day, and Luna raises the Moon during the night.", Vinyl stretched out a bit on the hardwood floor, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Wait, you mean your ... 'Earth' doesn't rotate on an axis?", Jack asked.
"Uhm...", Vinyl didn't know how to answer, not knowing what the hay he was talking about.
"I don't know what you mean.", Vinyl said.
"An axis is what our planet rotates on. The moon rotates with us on a different axis, causing us to have night and day. One side of the planet is away from the sun, the other isn't.", Jack explained in comprehensive detail.
"Oh, then no. We don't have that. Celestia and Luna use their magic for that.", Vinyl smiled gently, as she said this.
"Really, there hasn't been anything big as you humans have. Except for a few disasters here and there. Like the Nightmare Moon incident, where six ponies were sent to stop Nightmare Moon, releasing Luna from her evil-side, for lack of a better term, I guess. And then there was the Discord incident. That one was hectic. Discord kept changing the world and the six ponies had to stop him as well.", Vinyl yawned softly, cringing her eyes.
"Discord? Who's that?", Jack asked.
"I'm not sure. Apparently some creature of Chaos. I really don't know...", Vinyl sigh, laying her chin on her forehooves.
"Hmm. Well, this has been interesting. But, maybe you can tell me about yourself, now?", Jack has been holding this question back since Vinyl entered his house. He thought it was appropriate to ask now.
"Well... I ... I don't want to right now... I still don't fe--"
"I understand.", Jack interrupted her. He knew how she felt. But, something else was still bugging him.
"But... Something is bugging me...", Jack said, pointing to a large scar on Vinyl's left jaw.
"How'd you get that?", Jack asked.
Vinyl nervously stood up, looking away. She was fearful and wanted to cry again. Vinyl knew she told Clarence that she trusted him. But, he still hit her, and that's pretty bad in Vinyl's mind.
"I-I...", Vinyl stuttered on her words, not sure how to start.
Jack quietly sat there, and then sighed.
"Clarence did it, didn't he?", Jack asked.
Vinyl's eyes went wide, and she turned to face him, surprised that he knew.
"I know Clarence. He gets out of hand, sometimes. When he thinks he's bigger, he'll take advantage of it. I know he didn't mean to hit you, but, there's something in that guys brain that doesn't tick all the time.", Jack sighed again.
"He's a good guy, but, he doesn't know how to handle new things. Not saying this is your fault, it was his for hitting you. But, he probably did it cause he couldn't handle seeing you.", Jack explained a bit further on the matter, rubbing his forehead with his right hand.
Vinyl sat down on her rump, and softly started to sob. Tears dripped onto the hardwood floor, soaking in the small crevices that were there.
"Vinyl...?", Jack looked up, seeing that she was crying.
Vinyl stepped forward a bit, and pushed her face in Jack's chest. She wrapped her forelimbs around his torso the best she could and cried into the black shirt he was wearing. Jack only responded by wrapping his arms around her.
What the hell did Clarence do to her...?
, Jack thought sporadically, and was worried for Vinyl's safety overall.
"Jack...", Vinyl sniffed, talking with a muffle in his chest.
"Yeah...?", Jack responded, stroking her mane softly. It felt like a velvet blanket, just a bit more 'stringy'.
"Clarence continued to hit me... It wasn't once... It was at least six or seven times...", Vinyl sniffed again.
"I... I said I trusted him in his... 'Truck'... But I don't... I don't trust any of you humans... I came here for vacation... Not this...", Vinyl softly cried harder into Jack's chest. Jack could feel the wetness on his chest now from the fluids that escaped her eyes.
"Don't worry, Vinyl. I'll handle Clarence. I promise.", Jack said softly.
Vinyl only sniffed in response, moving closer to lay in his lap. Her rump sat on his right knee and her head was laying on his upper left arm. She looked up at Jack with gleaming eyes, glistening with tears.
"I'm tired...", Vinyl said softly, sniffing gently.
"I have a soft bed you can lay in for a bit. It's in that spare bedroom we passed on our way up here.", Jack lifted Vinyl up, cradling her like a mother would cradle her baby in her arms, and carried her to the spare bedroom.
Jack laid her down on the large mattress and pulled some blankets out of a closet that was to the left of the entrance. The room was just a plain white with one window, some sunlight beaming in, and a closet to the left. A large, black, box sat on a dresser across from the bed.
"Here's some blankets.", Jack handed her some blankets. They were made of silk, and very thick, fabrics, with cotton stuffed in the middle. Vinyl encased herself in them, and looked over at the black box, with a queer look on her face.
"What is that...?", Vinyl asked.
"That?", Jack pointed to the box. "That's a television. Us humans can't communicate instantly around the world with everyone, so, we use a T.V to do it. Would you like to watch some? I don't know how you'll press buttons on the remote, though...", Jack walked up to the 'T.V' and picked up a small 'remote'. He turned the T.V on and it lit up with some cartoons. He wasn't sure what Vinyl liked, but she seemed to watch intriguingly.
He walked back over to Vinyl, giving her the remote.
"Is this a form of communication?", Vinyl was looking at the cartoon characters running around and chasing a dog.
"No, this is entertainment. We get bored and sometimes need something to watch. I'm not sure if this is your age group bu--"
"I like it. I think I'll watch for a bit.", Vinyl stared at the T.V screen, and was glued to it like super glue to two pieces of paper.
"Each show runs a different length. There'll be something on after the other, so, enjoy. If you need anything, I'm downstairs.", With that, Jack left the room, and Vinyl, heading down the stairs.
Vinyl continued to watch the T.V, giggling every now and then. It was interesting to her in every way. Why didn't Equestria have such a device? It'd be so useful and fun!
The show changed every thirty minutes, though. Something new came on and it appeased Vinyl, as it wasn't the same thing every time.
"The End...", The T.V set ended a show, that was telling a story, about a knight and a princess and how the knight showed perseverance to save the princess from her evil captor.
"Hmm.. I like this a lot.", Vinyl was smiling and thinking to herself.
"Coming up next on the HUB: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic!", The T.V set yelled.
Vinyl's eyes opened with confusion, as she saw Twilight Sparkle as the cover picture for the show.
"What the...?", Vinyl's head tilted to the side, as she wondered what this was about.
She's on the Television? What's going on here...?, Vinyl was thinking confusedly and was wondering how the heck Twilight would get on there!
After a few minutes of the annoying commercials, the show finally started.
"My Little Pony!... My Little Pony! Ah-ah-ah-aaaah!", It started with a sing-song like tune, and Twilight was in a balloon, floating down from Canterlot Mountain.
Vinyl contently watched the title, pointing out the many ponies she could see that she knew in the background.
"Big adventure!"
"Tons of fun!"
"A beautiful heart!"
"Faithful and strong!"
"Sharing, kindness"
"It's an easy feat!"
"And magic makes it all complete!"
The song ended with something Vinyl couldn't make out, as it sang too fast for her. The show was called 'Lesson Zero'.
"Okay, what's going on here?", Vinyl was a bit angry and decided to get Jack up here.
"JAAAA-aack!", Vinyl yelled out the room, and down the stairs. She heard footsteps and saw Jack running up the stairs.
"Yeah?", Jack walked in, to see My Little Pony playing on T.V.
"What the hay is this?!", Vinyl pointed to the screen.
"It's a show. I don't see the problem. It's just a bunch of ponies wh--- Ooooohhhh...", Jack clued in as he said that.
"I know these ponies back at home! How is it possible they're on a cartoon?", Vinyl glared at Jack, with a bit of fury in her eyes.
"Well, uhm... I really don't know how to explain it. I mean, humans wrote the show. Maybe it's a big coincidence?", Jack tried to give an answer, but really couldn't.
"... That barn's gotta come down first! Now, get back to it, RD!", an orange earth pony was talking to a blue pegasus and a Twilight Sparkle on the television.
"I really don't know what to say, Vinyl.", Jack felt a little bad, not knowing what to do.
"I... I just want to go home...", Vinyl sighed.
"I came here for vacation, now I'm stressed out even more. I wanted to get away from the pain and be alone! ... Uhgg..", Vinyl slammed her head into the pillows, grunting softly.
"Well, can't you go back whenever?", Jack asked.
"No... I can only go back at the end of the month. Celestia made the spell do that to me.", Vinyl mumbled through the pillows.
"Well, maybe we can figure something out. Just try to make your experience a lot better? I know a great deal of things you and I can do that'll make you feel a lot less stressed.", Jack was smiling, even though Vinyl couldn't see it.
"Like what?", Vinyl mumbled again.
"Well, I know a few DJ's in town, and they could do a small performance for us...", Jack suggested.
Vinyl sat up, looking at Jack.
"DJ's? You have DJ's here in this world?", Vinyl asked, a bit of joy coming to her eyes.
Jack smiled, and nodded.
"Yup. A lot of them, in fact. The ones I know are almost famous. They've planted a deal with a small record company, and are shooting for the top. Maybe you'd like to meet them? Your name is Vinyl. So, I'm sure they'd love to see you.", Jack smiled proudly of his suggestion.
"See me? I want to battle them! If you humans have DJ's I want to be the first pony to win!", Vinyl was smiling, and sitting up on her rump, now.
"Well, we'll see. Besides, I don't know how they'll act to a pony. Buuuuut, I'll definitely introduce you. If they doubt your abilities, which I'm sure they're great, then we --, Hey is that you?", Jack pointed to the screen and it showed Vinyl in the background of a scene.
Vinyl shook her head softly in disbelief.
"Okay, that's creepy.", Vinyl said.
"A little.", Jack decided to grab the remote and turn the T.V off.
"Anyways, I'll make you something to eat and call up a couple of my friends. I'm sure they'll be glad to see a fellow DJ.", Jack smiled, and walked downstairs.
I know I said I wanted to get away from it, but, I have to do something to cheer me up..., Vinyl hopped out of the bed and followed behind Jack, thinking about all that's going on right now.
Author's note: The '^ ^' around a word in this chapter represent a high pitch tune, the 'v v' around a word represent a low pitch tune. Thank you.
Stop, Vinyl Scratch, see the beat. You'll never beat me cause I'm Elite. I'm DJ Mixer, pleased to meet ya. Today's your last scratch, and I'm going to beat ya.
"So, you'll be down here later today?", Jack was speaking on a different looking device, but was the same as Clarence's. Just more boxy looking. And besides, it had a large, thick, black string attached to a base that had numbers on it, instead.
"Awesome. See you then.", Jack set the phone down onto the base, and looked over at Vinyl Scratch, who was laying down on a couch.
They were in the living space, which had three leather couches surrounding a small wooden table. A marble fireplace sat in front of the small table, and all around the left of the fireplace was windows and bookshelves. To the right of the fireplace was just another room, in which looked like a dining area.
"So, he's coming in a couple hours. I'm sure he's going to love your stuff.", Jack said, enthusiastically.
Vinyl yawned softly, and looked up at Jack. She was unsure how his 'friend' would re-act to her being a pony.
"Does he know what I am?", Vinyl asked quietly.
"Well... I... May--.. No.", Jack said, with a sigh.
Vinyl softly nodded, then laid down on the couch. Last night here was hectic for Vinyl. After going downstairs, she helped Jack sort some of his belongings. Although Jack didn't want her to, he felt it appropriate for now. Vinyl went asleep immediately after, and was still tired. She just wanted a good sleep...
This couch is soooo soft... I want to sleep sooooo bad, right now!, Vinyl grunted at the thought, stuffing herself against the cushions of the couch.
Jack laughed as he watched.
"What are you doing?", Jack chuckled softly.
"I'm tiiii-rred. I want to sleep and this couch is comfy.", Vinyl said, smiling softly.
"Well, I think it's appropriate for you to sleep. Go ahead. I have a few things to do, anyways.", Jack walked out of the room, as Vinyl nodded to him, and went upstairs.
Vinyl sighed in relief and immediately found a soft spot for her to lay on. After she did, she closed her eyes, and drifted off into sleep... A long sleep...
She was running. Running at a fast pace, at least. There were many dark trees branching out to grab at her hooves. They had searing red eyes, piercing into hers. Her bloodshot eyes darted further, seeing the large mountain ahead of her. Vinyl had to push through...
Yes, I will see you! Through the smoke and flames! On the front lines of War!
A large branch slammed down in front of her, dust scattering everywhere. A laugh was heard echoing in her mind...
"You can't run, Vinyl...", It said, demoniacally.
"Yes, I can!", Vinyl jumped over the large, jutting branch, pushing further. She eventually made it out of the dark forest, and into an open area.
And I will stand my ground until the end... Until we conquer them all...
The ground was marsh-like, many vines intertwining with each other and covering a sparse area. Large pools of bubbling gas was diversely spread out amongst the area, causing flames to shoot up from the pools. Vinyl felt confident though, ready to push through it.
"It's useless, Vinyl. We will win. We. Will. Win...", The voice caused a crack in the sky. Purple lightning shot down and a large, green, creature stood a distance away from her.
Vinyl scoffed and pushed forward, feeling ever more confident now.
"I can beat you. I know I can...", Vinyl said, as she ran directly at the creature.
It roared and started to run at her. The creature's forehead ejected a large plasma ball at her, shooting at her hooves. Vinyl jumped right over the small explosion, darting downward at the green creature. The creature didn't see her coming, and was tackled to the ground.
Vinyl kicked it multiple times in the head, and then started to push forward, avoiding the vines that started to grab at her. The mountain was getting closer now, and the sky was shooting searing flames across it, beaming down onto Vinyl. Large balls of fire were spread around her as explosions started to spread around her, forming large walls....
We will conquer them all... We will conquer them all... We will conquer them ALL!
"A wall? C'mon, try harder, father.", Vinyl laughed and made her horn glow with a blue-like magic.
It shot directly at the wall, making it ripple and crack open, large chunks of molten lava spread forward and seeped into the pools of gas, igniting them into pools of fire, now.
So I will find my, battledroid fall, until we conquer them ALL!
Vinyl started to run, adrenaline pumping from her adrenal glands and into her legs. She felt the burst of energy and strength as she pushed past the marsh lands, and to the mountain. As she reached the mountain, everything seemed to disappear. Into a large, white, light...
Yes, I will see you! Through the smoke and flames! On the front lines of War!
And I will, stand my, ground until the end! Until we conquer them ALL!
"This... War... Is mine, father...", Vinyl smiled softly, as she closed her eyes. The voice of her father pushed out of her mind, her heart racing at an extreme speed. The adrenaline going to her brain, and her eyes opening with blind joy. They glowed with excitement and prowess. Everything was now balanced in this ponies mind...
For now...
Vinyl woke up to the sound of a door opening in the foyer. She looked over the couch nervously to see a dark man walk into the foyer. The man was wearing a hat that was red and black stripped, and labelled 'K' on the side. His shirt was black and had a large spike symbol going towards each of his shoulders. His pants were just regular blue jeans and his shoes were plain white. On his right wrist he wore a tooth-like necklace, with a picture of something on it. Too far away to see, Vinyl couldn't make it out.
He shook Jack's hand and smiled, as he pushed closer into the foyer.
"Yo, man, where's this chick you were talkin' about? I want to see what she's got!", The man's voice seemed to be very different from Jack's and Clarence's. It sounded much like some Zebra's she met on her travel's, mixed in with a 'classy' pony.
"She's... In the living room. But, Ken--"
"Ah, damn, man, can't wait!", 'Ken' completely cut off Jack, and walked into the living room.
He looked around for a second, and stared down at Vinyl, who was looking up at him. Ken stepped back and nearly fell, scared for his life.
"Yo, what the hell, man?! You said you had a woman who's a inspiring DJ, not a freaking unicorn! Where in the hell did you get this thing?!", Ken turned around, and stared at Jack.
"I tried to explain on the phone, but you were too crazy and I couldn't try and tell you. Ken, this is Vinyl Scratch. She's a pon--"
"It has a name? What's next, man, it talks and has magical powers?!", Ken yelled in disbelief.
"Look, Ken, calm down. Let me explain for a second...", Jack, frustrated, tried to get Ken to shut up for five minutes.
Ken nodded and crossed his arms at his chest.
"This is Vinyl Scratch. She's a pony from... 'Ponyville'... In some different part of the... Err.. Universe, I guess. She's a DJ where she comes from, and wanted you to come here so she could maybe see how us humans do it.", Jack finally explained.
Ken stared over at Vinyl. Vinyl was quiet and staring at Ken with her large red eyes. Ken walked over to her, and leaned down, looking her in the eyes.
"Hello.", Vinyl smiled and spoke softly to Ken.
Ken jumped back. Vinyl couldn't help but giggle.
"Jesus Christ all mighty...", Ken made the sign of the Cross on himself, still having trouble processing this.
"Look... Uhm.. Ken?... I just want to see how you humans play... And then I could show you how I play... Please...?", Vinyl pleaded to Ken. Her voice being soft and low for her to seem desperate, but eager.
Ken looked at Jack, then at Vinyl, and back at Jack.
"You're lucky I still owe you, Jack...", Ken looked back at Vinyl.
"Fine. But, you betta' not pull some freaky voodoo crap on me. I've been through enough black magic in my life.
Vinyl nodded softly, and smiled at Ken.
"All right, lemme grab my equipment and set up a bit. Jack, move some of the couches so I can have some space...", Ken then walked out of the house, leaving the door open, and headed to a vehicle parked at the curb.
After about thirty minutes of pushing the couches and carrying the tables out of the way, along with dragging in a lot of electromechanical equipment, everything was set up. There were four base speakers, two large speakers, a mixer board, two microphones, a 'wub' machine, a keyboard and a couple vinyl records. Many wires spread across the floor, neatly, and plugged into a large outlet in a wall to the left of the entrance to the foyer.
"All right... Vinyl, let's see what you can do, before I show my stuff. If your... Hooves... Can handle it.", Ken said, standing back.
Vinyl smiled, and walked behind the large mechanical devices. She stood on her hind legs, so she could reach the many buttons and switches, along with the vinyl records. She looked around it, memorizing where the keys would be, and then started.
She turned on the machine, a loud buzzing noise was heard from obvious feedback, and she slowly floated two of the many vinyl records onto their slots. She continued by placing the needle onto the spinning vinyl. It played an odd electro beat, but it did not stop Vinyl from continuing her trial. She wanted to impress Ken with her skills.
She quickly started to spin both requires, making the sound of the beat distorted, and even more electrifying. Her adrenal glands started to pump rapidly now, as she started to sweat and spin the records back and forth, every few intervals, she would let go of one, and spin the other back and forth in a crazy, hipnotic, tone, then swapping over to the other, and finally doing both at the same time.
Ken went wide eyed, staring at Vinyl, and listening to the awesome beat of music that she was creating.
Vinyl let go of one of the record, and click the wub machine. Soon, it made a sound like this:
It repeated as she continued to spin the records, with increasing speed, and then stopped after a loud buzzing was heard, leaving the 'Bow-whoa-whoa' beat to die down, and finish.
Ken was standing there, speechless, and staring at Vinyl. Vinyl was breathing heavily and staring over at Jack, smiling.
Jack softly clapped and Ken fell onto the floor in amazement.
After a couple minutes of help Ken up, he started to speak.
"Now that was music! I'm impressed, man. You may be a pony, but damn, you got some skills, girl!", Ken raised his hand to give a high five.
Vinyl didn't know what this meant, but gently slapped it with her right hoof.
"Haha! Awh, man, this is great. She really does have talent, Jack.", Ken was looking at Jack, giddiness in his eyes.
"Well, I never knew she was this good.", Jack smiled, winking at Vinyl.
"Well, I guess it's my turn to show you what I can do, Vinyl. I think we're both equal on it though, that was pretty amazing stuff. I may not be a big shot, yet, but I know my stuff is good with the amount of albums I'm selling.", Ken stood up from the couch that he was placed on and stood behind the electronic machines.
"Ya ready for this?", Ken laughed softly.
"Yeah, show me your stuff, Ken.", Vinyl said, with a smile of joy on her face.
Ken immediately flicked on the machine, smacking the 'wub' machine and creating an ensuing beat. It was a lot different, though, as he swapped out the records immediately as it started, and a new beat was created. It was something along the lines of a guitar and an electric keyboard.
Quickly, and very accurately, Ken started to hit the keys of the keyboard with his fingers, creating an intertwining beat with the music. The 'wubs' were very soft, but added a bass to it. It was making Vinyl's heart beat fast as if she was on stage, and facing a DJ in a battle. But, she knew, that she was impressed. She's been against some harsh DJ's, but this one was insane. Her level, even.
These humans know there stuff..., Vinyl thought, smiling gleefully.
After Ken finished up, he looked over at Vinyl.
"What ya think?", Ken said, smiling brightly.
"It was perfect. I'd say we are pretty equal.", Vinyl giggled softly, smiling brightly.
"Let's just hope the neighbours aren't too pissed.", Jack laughed, as well as everyone, and pony, else in the room.
After about an hour of taking everything down (Ironic that it only took thirty minutes to set up, right?), they sat down and had a drink together. Ken had a weird, black and brown liquid, that was placed in a large, green, bottle. The label was hard to read, but, Vinyl could see one of the words labelled 'Dos'.
Jack was drinking the same liquid, but in a different bottle, with one of the words revealed to be 'Bud'. Vinyl just asked for orange juice. She was unsure of what their liquids were...
"C'mon, just a sip. It won't hurt.", Ken laughed, pointing his green bottle to Vinyl.
"I... I don't know.. What's in it?", Vinyl asked.
"It's beer, Vinyl. Do you have that back in Ponyville?", Jack answered, and then asked a question.
"Beer?... No... What's beer?", Vinyl asked.
"Beer is the good stuff that you get when you need a pick-me-up!", Ken said, chugging a bit of his 'beer'.
"Ignore him.", Jack laughed softly. "Beer is an alcoholic beverage that makes you feel a bit... 'Different'. If you don't drink much of it, you'll be fine. I think a sip won't hurt you.", Jack said, placing his bottle on the table for Vinyl.
"Well... I guess a sip won't hurt...", Vinyl went forward to the beer, and used her magic to pick up the bottle.
She put the tip to her mouth, unsure how to drink from it.
"How do... I drink from this?", Vinyl asked, confused.
"Tilt it back to your lips, but, don't wrap your lips around it. If you do, it'll foam up and explode everywhere.", Ken laughed softly.
Vinyl tilted it to her lips, leaving a small air pocket open and had the brown-black liquid drain into her mouth. It tasted odd for her, but, enjoyable. The taste was, to her, that of a coconut mixed with caramel. It wasn't too bad.
"Wow, that isn't bad...", Vinyl said softly.
"Ha, you owe me ten bucks, man.", Ken laughed, looking to Jack.
"Dammit.", Jack pulled out a black, leather, object from his pocket, pulling out a piece of paper that had an old man on it, was light purple, and a large '10' placed in the corner.
"What's that?", Vinyl asked, placing the beer on the table.
"This is our currency. Each country in the world has different currency. Each is worth different amounts. The 'dollar' in our country of Canada is worth around eighty-five cents to one dollar and two cents. It varies widely, depending on how markets are doing. It's confusing, too.", Jack explained.
"Let's just say our money is worth more here, than anywhere else.", Ken explained more bluntly, chugging back his beer.
Vinyl nodded softly, and then laid down on the carpet. She yawned softly, and felt her head buzz lightly... An odd feeling...
A Hangover is a moral sore to my mind, something so divine that my head spins around, and 'round, making me feel so fly.
Vinyl started to stare at the bottle, blankly, thinking about if she should continue drinking or not.
"Somethin' up, bay-beh?", Ken joked lightly.
"Yeah... Uhm.. Wait, what?", Vinyl looked over at Ken, raising a brow.
"Just kidding.", Ken laughed again.
"Well... Anyways, I don't know if I want to continue drinking it or just...", Vinyl softly sighed.
"It's okay. It's just one bottle, Vinyl. It won't hurt.", Jack pushed the bottle over to Vinyl a bit more.
Vinyl lifted the bottle with her magic and put it to her lips, tilting it back and taking another caramel-coconut sip. She felt a buzz fly through the back of her head, and felt an odd sensation in her legs. Her eyes started to blur lightly and everything around her was distorting.
She placed the bottle on the table, shaking her head back and forth.
"Lightweight?", Ken laughed.
"Erg... Uhmsh... Thash... Ermm..", Vinyl's eyes spun around in circles as she shook her head more.
"I think you've took a bit too much, Vinyl.", Jack grabbed the bottle, taking it away from her and started to drink from it again.
Vinyl felt very weird. She looked at the two, out-of-focus, and started to feel very attracted to them. This isn't what Vinyl was used to. Back at home: nothing could give you this sensation.
"Vinyl...?", Jack looked at Vinyl, as she stared at Jack.
"Jacksh... Mmm...", Vinyl moved very close to Jack, pressing her mussel against his nose.
"Uhh... Vinyl..? Are you okay?", Jack tried to push Vinyl away, but it seemed her magic was locking him in place.
"Heeeey, looks like ya'll are gettin' lucky with a pony. Haha!", Ken laughed, as he thought this was a joke.
"Jack...", Vinyl whispered softly, moving her mouth to his left ear.
"I want you...", Vinyl gently kissed his ear.
Jack tried to get out of the grip of Vinyl's magic, but it had no effect.
"Hey, Vinyl, that's enough!", Ken got up and walked to Vinyl, trying to stop her from doing that.
Vinyl's magic locked Ken in vice, and Vinyl pushed herself onto Jack.
"V-Vinyl! Please, stop this! This is not you!", Jack's hands were pushed against the back of the recliner, and Vinyl was breathing onto his face gently.
"I want this... I want this...", Vinyl said softly, looking him deep in his eyes.
"Yo, Vinyl, stop. This isn't funny anymore. Why can't I move?!", Ken said, trying to move closer to her.
"I'm stopping you from stopping me. You can't stop what I want.", Vinyl said, going to kiss Jack.
Jack's lips, before he could say anything, met Vinyl's, and they were in an embrace.
Ken felt a weakness to Vinyl's grip and lunged at Vinyl, taking her off of Jack immediately.
Vinyl and Ken laid on the floor, Vinyl's head was spinning around and around. Her focus was distorted again, and she was looking around.
"Uhhhhg...", Vinyl fell unconscious on the floor, with Jack and Ken now standing over her.
"I don't know if I want her here anymore, Clarence."
"Yes, I know I owe you, but last night was--"
"*sigh* Yes, I understand, but you weren't here. It... What? Why are you asking that?"
"Well... It tasted like coconuts and caramel... And her lips wer-- Wait, what? I'm not gunna finish that."
"I'm done with this conversation."
Vinyl woke up, and stared over at Jack with a massive headache. Her sinuses pounded against her brain, making it vibrate sporadically.
"You're awake. How are you feeling?", Jack asked.
"I feel awful.. I don't even remember anything that I did last night...", Vinyl looked up at Jack, sighing softly.
"Well, I don't think you want to remember what you did.", Jack turned around, away from Vinyl, sighing.
"Did I... Oh... Don't tell me I did something bad...?", Vinyl was worried, the thoughts of doing something that she shouldn't have was bouncing in her head.
"You... Tried to.. Uhm.. Y'know... 'Do' something.", Jack hinted.
"Oh... Oh dear Celestia... I'm so, so, sorry!", Vinyl said, pleading to Jack.
"It's fine... But, I don't know if I want you around here, anymore, Vinyl.", Jack was overlooking some bookshelves that were in the room.
"W... What?", Vinyl turned her head, not believing what he said.
Jack turned around, and stared straight in her eyes.
"I want you to leave, Vinyl.", Jack said.
"But... I said I wa--"
"Enough. I'll give you some things to eat for ... Wherever you'll go to. Maybe a couple sheets. But, that's it. I don't want you here. Clarence doesn't want you there. Ken.. Well, the last thing he needs is a pony who wants to kiss him in his studio. So, really, you're on your own. Normally, I wouldn't care if you were a woman. But, the truth is, you're a pony. I can't have you here. I'm sorry, but, you're going to have to leave.", Jack turned and went down the stairs.
Vinyl sighed and looked down at her forehooves. She was obviously in Jack's room, because the blankets had a different pattern on them. Then again, why did it matter?
How could I be so stupid?!... By Celestia, I'm so stupid!!, Vinyl smacked her forehead, wanting to cry for what she did.
Jack soon came up the stairs and tossed saddlebags onto the bed Vinyl was laying in.
"I suggest leaving now. I really don't want you here.", Jack said softly.
Vinyl nodded and sat up from the bed. Although her headache was hindering her, she had to leave. She didn't want to, but had to.
Vinyl placed the saddlebags over her back, and slowly walked out of the room. Jack followed behind Vinyl as they proceeded down the stairs, and into the foyer. Vinyl took one last look around the foyer, and up at Jack.
"Thanks for letting me stay... I'm sorry again...", Vinyl turned, and used her magic to open the door.
"Leave.", Jack said with anger in his voice.
Vinyl walked out of the foyer, and onto the stone steps. The door slammed behind her and Vinyl felt a gush of air rush through her coat and mane.
"On my own...", Vinyl said softly.
The streets of this stone city were loud and noisy. It smelled of horrible cheese and smoke, as if somepony was pumping large amounts of rotten apples into the air, somehow.
Vinyl was walking at a slow pace, clicking along the side-walk, and looking around at the buildings. Many of them had the word 'FORECLOSURE' on it. Many boards were placed neatly where the windows and doors once were and others looked abandoned.
Vinyl tried to enter one of the abandoned houses, it very small and the insides were filled with piles of dirt, or other unspeakable debris. Unfortunately, it seemed to her that most or all of them were impassible.
The sunlight overhead of Vinyl, though, was dimming. Clouds started to move across the sky and thunder started to ensue. Vinyl could feel droplets of rain hit her as she started to walk once more.
"I'm...", Vinyl croaked as the rain immediately started to pound against her, seeping into her white coat.
Vinyl's mane fell to the sides of her face, dripping wet with rain, and her coat getting drenched with rain. She then felt the rain seep into her coat and onto her skin.
She shivered with coolness and wetness. Feeling her forehooves start to retract some blood, moving it to the core of her body. Her heart started to beat slower as the blood processed itself to warm her pony-torso. Vinyl had to find shelter, and fast, but... She was alone...
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry...", Vinyl started to cry, placing her rump onto the freezing cement and glare down at the side-walk.
"I wish I could take it back...", Vinyl started to move to one of the ally's near the house. The roof just covering Vinyl's body, the rain dripping into a small stream, draining down a small grate into the sewer.
The loud splashing of raindrops hit the many puddles around Vinyl, and made it hard for her to concentrate. Vinyl laid down on the cement ground, cuddling next to a wall. She tried her hardest to stay warm by going into a 'fettle position' and keeping her core body temperature above ninety-eight point five degrees Fahrenheit.
Although it was blistering cold, Vinyl was able to find some peace, and fall asleep...
Into the land of dreams...
"Welcome, Vinyl.", A voice called out.
Vinyl stood up, looking around. She found herself in an odd place. It was dimming at the edges of her view, but the floor under her had a checker-like style to it. Much like her floor at home. Up above was a small light illuminating the area. Vinyl couldn't see anything besides that light and the floor. She was very unsure what to do.
"W-who's there?", Vinyl asked.
"Calm down, Vinyl. No need to be so... Jumpy.", The voice softly chuckled as it seemed to lower from the ceiling, or 'sky' of where she was, to the floor.
"Who are you...?", Vinyl questioned, a bit nervous that it was her father, haunting her dreams once more.
"I am your friend, Vinyl. Don't you recognize me?", The voice seemed to move closer to her head, and near her ears. It sounded like Octavia's accent, but Vinyl wasn't sure.
"Oc.. Octavia...?", Vinyl asked, and guessed.
"Hmm.. Maybe... But, I don't think that's quite right. I am male, Vinyl.", The voice moved in front of her, now, echoing lightly in the 'space'.
"D-... Dad?", Vinyl asked, with fear deep in her heart.
"Oh... Very, very correct, Vinyl. You can't get rid of me, you know.", The voice laughed and moved back to her ears.
Vinyl's heart plummeted to the depths of her chest. She felt so horrible, now. The thing she thought she could avoid is back again...
Her Father...
"C'mon, Vinyl... You think during moments like this I don't re-enter your mind? You failed Jack, Clarence and Ken. You're alone. You're helpless. Dark, cold and alone. What can be better?...", The darkening voice said, having a hint of demonism within it.
Vinyl said nothing, and only took it in, hoping she'd leave this horrible dream.
"Remember that time you were out in the rain as a filly? I brought you inside and smacked you for disobeying? Then, I brought you to the dark, and cold, basement... And, I think you can tell what happened after that... I took advantage of my daughter... I made her feel so violated... Mmm.. I can still smell you, Vinyl.", An apparition appeared in front of Vinyl.
It was her father, in that same, dark, basement. Next to the large, black, stallion was herself as a filly. The floor was a checked design and the walls around the room were covered in photo's of the filly being violated.
The black stallion picked up the little filly and put her on a desk, strapping her down and slowly, Vinyl saw him doing the unspeakable...
The stallion, her father, raped her.
"Please, stop this, you ... You... Monster!", Vinyl yelled as the apparition disappeared.
"Oh-ho-ho, Vinyl... I can't just stop... I... Wait, what?!", The voice seemed to crack, as new voices entered the 'scene'...
"What is this thing?", A soft, womanly, tone spoke.
"I don't know. What I do know is that it's freezing cold, and it needs to be brought to a heated place right now.", A deep, manly, voice responded.
"Yeah, I agree. Whatever it is, it's an animal. We need to help it. It doesn't belong here. C'mon help me.", A lighter, male, voice then spoke and grunted as he lifted something with the other two.
"Vinyl, don't think this is the last of me. You're 'human' friends won't help you forever.", Vinyl's dream slowly faded, as she shot back into reality.
Vinyl sat up, looking around her surroundings. She was in a small room, covered in cages for small animals, it seemed, and two sets of doors. One behind her, and one in front of her. To her left was a desk and a woman sitting in it. To her right was two men, sitting at a table, drinking out of coffee mugs. They were laughing, but the woman then spoke.
"It's awake!", The woman stood up from her desk and looked down at Vinyl.
The men turned to face the confused unicorn and stared down at it. Vinyl looked back and forth between each 'human' there.
"Hey, hey, don't worry. We're not here to hurt you, we promise. We found you on the street and brought you in, little fella...", A blond haired male, with bright green eyes and wearing a blue golf shirt with blue jeans spoke to her.
"Yeah, no worries. We have food, water and plenty of shelter for you.", spoke the other male. He had chestnut hair, brown eyes and was wearing a black, leather, jacket. Within the jacket was a shirt. Vinyl could only make out part of a word: 'egaDea' within it. Other than that, he wore blue jeans.
The woman did not speak, but wore a crimson red jacket and wore light green glasses over her bright blue eyes. Her hair was a scarlet and her lips were a bright pink. That's all Vinyl could see.
"Uhm... Where am I?", Vinyl asked.
The three jumped as she spoke, not expecting something so similar to a horse to even speak.
I, want to go home, am free amongst the galaxy and stars that flow so fast beyond me. It seems so trivial to enter the home you once knew and had to leave. It's been forever, but I can't give up, no, I will never...
"Did you just.. Talk?", The chestnut haired male asked.
"I think it did...", The woman spoke softly.
"Of course I talked. Where am I?", Vinyl asked.
"How exactly are you talking?", The blond haired male questioned.
"Uhm... I don't know.. The same way you do...?", Vinyl didn't know how to answer his question, still wanting her inquiry to be stated.
"This is seriously weird, guys. Maybe we're hallucinating?", The woman suggested.
"It's possible. But, I don't think two cups of coffee will cause that. I think we'r--"
"May you just answer my question?", Vinyl then continued, interrupting the blond haired male.
"Uhm... You're in an animal shelter. We found you on the street. You're the strangest thing we've ever seen in this city, and that's a big statement.", The chestnut haired male explained.
"And who are you?", Vinyl asked.
"I'm James, this is Joseph and that's Carry. We're all animal lovers and try to rescue animals from being abused from other people.", James, the chestnut haired male, explained, pointing to Joseph, the blond haired male and Carry, the woman.
"But, since you can talk, we assume you have a name?", Joseph asked.
Vinyl stared at him for a minute, trying to think if she should lie, or just tell the truth. She was losing trust in all these humans. They weren't trusting her and making it hard for her to live here. It's only been nine days since her arrival. She has twenty-one more days left here.
Uhg... This is awful..., Vinyl thought.
"I'm... Vinyl Scratch.", Vinyl finally answered after having a staring contest with Joseph.
"Vinyl Scratch? That's an odd name.", Carry commented.
"Well, I do scratch vinyl's. I am a DJ, you know.", Vinyl looked back at Carry, comebacking her comment.
"A DJ? You?", James asked.
"Yeah. Is that a problem?", Vinyl put her hooves at her side, much like when a woman puts her hands on her hips and glares at you for doing something wrong.
"Well, it seems.. Uhm.. Very unlikely that a ... Horse wo---"
"Unicorn...", Vinyl interrupted.
"What?", James asked.
"I'm a Unicorn. Didn't the horn give it away?", Vinyl giggled softly.
"Right.. Uhm... That a Unicorn would be a DJ.", James finished.
"Well, I don't come from this world, that's why. I was sent here for vacation, and I found that this place literally sucks!", Vinyl exclaimed, grunting in anger.
"How does it suck? I enjoy my time here a lot.", Carry said, smiling.
"Well, mostly because you humans have to go around and kick me out of your place cause I made a mistake. And, ever since I came here, I've been having awful nightmares about my Dad! Who, by the way, abused me when I was a filly and then violated everything I hold dear and true!", Vinyl was yelling in anger, expelling one of the biggest secrets she held deep in her heart.
As her rational came into play, her heart sunk. She felt horrible for saying that. She didn't mean to blurt that out in front of strangers!
"Wait... Your father... He... 'Violated' you?", Carry asked, leaning over the desk.
"I... I didn't mean to blurt that out... I really don't want to talk about it...", Vinyl's head went low, and she beamed it onto the ground, trying so hard not to cry.
"It won't help you if you hold it in. I found that letting out your emotions and secrets helps ease your mind.", Joseph said calmly.
"That's something that I can't do...", Vinyl said.
"Or, you just don't want to.", Joseph took a sip of his coffee, leaning in.
"Look, Vinyl, even if you are able to talk, and are a Unicorn and maybe come from a different planet or place, or whatever: You talk like a human and feel the same emotions we do.", Joseph stared at Vinyl as the other two remained silent.
"I use to take Psychology back when I was in University. I did it for a fall-back career. The human mind is eccentric at times, and crazy. But, when we let out our emotions, we feel calm. Vinyl, trust me. It'll feel a lot better if you tell us, strangers, that you'll never see again.", Joseph was smiling softly. His light red lips stretched out warmly to sooth Vinyl.
"O-... Okay...", Vinyl softly sighed. Carry came out from the desk and sat in a chair, just near Vinyl. All three of them were listening, contently, now.
"When I was a filly... My father was a ... Had a bit of anger issues. He used to beat me for 'disobedience'. I... I tried to get away, my mother wanted to protect me, but she couldn't. My father was three times her size and could easily have killed her every time he hit her... Eventually, it got so bad my father always brought me into the basement, strapped me into a device, and eventually ra--", Vinyl stopped, as she started to sob. Tears streamed down her face and dripped onto the small bed she was laying on.
She felt a hand gently rub her back. She looked up to her right, to see Joseph smiling and gently stroking her, slightly damp coat, softly.
"It's okay, Vinyl. Let it out.", Joseph said softly.
Vinyl continued to cry. It was giving her a headache. Her tears were seeping into her nose, making her nose drip a salty fluid and her eyes were going a small beat of red. She cringed softly and continued to cry. It hurt so much... It hurt so much... But...
I feel... I feel better... Maybe... He was right?... It feels good to cry like this... I..., Vinyl opened her eyes, wiping her tears away.
"Feeling better?", James said softly.
"I... I do... A lot better...", Vinyl said, with a slight smile and a sniffle of her nose.
"Here...", Carry moved to Vinyl's nose and face with a cloth, gently brushing the tears and salty fluids away.
"Th-... Thanks.", Vinyl said, with a small smile.
Vinyl was going to say something else, but her stomach had other problems. Her stomach growled with extreme rumbling. It contorted in her body, waiting for food to enter it.
"Oh.. Uhm...", Vinyl blushed softly, never this hungry before. For the nine days she was here, she hasn't eaten anything. She completely lost track of her hunger and ignored it.
"When was the last time you ate?", Carry's eyes were wide when she heard the loud grumble.
"I think... Nine days ago... I haven't kept track of my hunger since I was here...", Vinyl said, still blushing.
"Jesus Christ almighty. Come on, let's get you something to eat.", Joseph stood up and issued a hand for Vinyl to follow.
Vinyl walked closely behind Joseph and they walked out the door that was in front of the group. The door lead to a small, kitchen-like, area. The kitchen had one counter, in the centre, with a marble countertop. To the left of the door was a fridge and all around the room were large cupboards with many labels: Medicine, Vaccinations, Food, Water, et cetera.
"So, what do you prefer? Fruits and Veggies?", Joseph asked.
"Yes please... Preferably strawberries and blueberries mixed with carrots and broccoli...", Vinyl said softly, trying not to ask for much.
"I can do that for you. Just wait right there.", Joseph pointed to a small platter that laid next to the counter. Vinyl walked to it, sitting on her rump, watching Joseph.
Joseph opened the fridge, pulling out just what Vinyl asked for: Carrots, Broccoli, Strawberries and Blueberries. He then walked over to a cupboard and opened it, pulling out a dish that looked as though it was made for dogs.
Joseph then cut up the fruits and vegetables and assorted them neatly into the bowl. He put the baskets and bags back in the fridge and placed the bowl down on the platter Vinyl sat next to.
"Dig in. I'll get some water for you.", Vinyl smiled as she looked at the neat assortment of her 'salad'.
The blueberries were arranged so that they mixed into the strawberries. The broccoli was set up all around the edges, to look like little trees and in the centre, slices of carrots made a smiley face.
It warmed Vinyl's heart and she leaned down and started to eat away. Moments later, a bowl of water was placed next to Vinyl. As Vinyl pushed through the food, as gracefully as she could, she looked over at Joseph.
Joseph was sitting down, watching her and smiling as she enjoyed the assortments. Vinyl, after many minutes, finished off the entire bowl!
Vinyl then looked at the bowl of water, unsure what to do.
"Uhm...?", Vinyl looked up at Joseph.
"What?", Joseph asked.
"I'm... Used to drinking water out of a cup, or something...", Vinyl said.
"Really? Well, I'll put it in a cup, then. A straw too?", Joseph stood up, taking the bowl with him.
"Yes, please and thank you.", Vinyl asked kindly, smiling as Joseph went to a cupboard, pulled out a cup and a straw and then poured the dish full of water into the cup.
He brought it back to Vinyl and Vinyl levitated it with her magic.
"Wait, whoa, what are you doing?!", Joseph asked, as the cup was pulled from his hands.
"Using magic.", Vinyl giggled and sipped from the straw.
"You can do that?", Joseph asked, stunned.
"Of course.", Vinyl sipped the water again, smiling brightly.
"Well, next thing you know, you can create objects from thin air.", Joseph smiled.
"I can.", Vinyl said, making the most serious look she could.
"Y-... You're kidding, right?", Joseph and Vinyl had a staring contest for a minute or two, and then Vinyl laughed softly.
"I'm just pulling your chain.", Vinyl giggled, finishing off her water, floating it back up to Joseph.
"Thank you... That was really good.", Vinyl said, softly.
"Anything... Hey, I have a question...", Joseph implied that he wanted to continue.
"Okay, what is it?", Vinyl asked.
"Well, where do you come from? How exactly did you get here?". Joseph then asked.
"Well, I come from a place called Equestria. The town I live in is called Ponyville and I was sent here by Princess Celestia, who used her magic to bring me here for a month... Although... I kind of just want to go home, at this point...", Vinyl sighed softly.
"Okay, I assume your ... 'Society'... Is ran like a kingdom...?", Joseph asked.
"Yeah, egalitarian and what not.", Vinyl said.
"Okay, makes a bit of sense... But... Why do you want to go home? Did someone do something to you?", Joseph asked, with a worried expression crossing his face.
"Well...", Vinyl thought hard for a moment. How was she going to answer that without giving away too much? But, Vinyl then thought about earlier, how she told strangers about her deepest of secrets.
"I want to leave because of me having nightmares, and how Clarence abused me and Jack was angry at me for a mistake I made...", Vinyl said, sighing gently.
"Clarence and Jack? You know them?", Joseph asked.
"I did... They don't like me anymore... Clarence hit me really hard when I first came here... It was awful... Jack was nicer and more intelligent, but... He gave me something called a 'beer' and I tried to... Do something I would never do.", Vinyl laid down on the floor, rubbing her temples softly.
"Jack... Gave you a beer?... Is he stupid? He's lucky I don't call the police, I swear, that guy is so dumb at time--"
"I wanted to have it. I shouldn't have taken it. I should've said 'No'... By Celestia, I'm so dumb sometimes...", Vinyl interrupted Joseph and felt a great wash of anguish over her.
"Well... Maybe there's a way we can get you home? My objective is to make everyone happy that comes in here. Whether it be to adopt a new puppy, or to have them volunteer or even to stop the abuse of animals. If your happiness comes from you getting home, I think I'd like to try and help.", Joseph said, sitting on the floor, looking Vinyl in the eyes, now.
"Celestia put a spell on me to keep me here for a month. After a month, I'll be sent back home.", Vinyl sighed again.
"Maybe we can break this, so called, 'spell'. Even in some games us humans play, too hard to explain, spells can be broken, if you know what to do.", Joseph said, with a bit of optimism.
"Well, what exactly do you humans know about magic? The field of magic that surrounds this planet is very dull. I can barely do any of my normal things. Levitating is the simplest thing to do where I come from, so, at least I can do that.", Vinyl was frowning, in anger and hopelessness.
"My philosophy is this: ", Joseph started to explain.
"Go over,
Go under,
Go around,
or Go through.
But never, ever, give up.", Joseph quoted, smiling softly.
"Come on, Vinyl. There has to be a way. I know there is.", Joseph said, clenching his fist.
"There.. Might be... But, it would take a lot...", Vinyl looked at her hooves.
"Anything, just name it.", Joseph was ready for her to say something easy. Humans had access to literally everything.
"Have you ever heard of Uranium...?", Vinyl asked.
The Land of Dreams, crosses my mind. Fills my eyes with the divine of nature and hatred that spreads across the plain of existence and fledges through my life.
"Ur-... Uranium?!", Joseph exclaimed, not sure if he heard Vinyl properly.
"Yeah, Uranium. Back where I come from, it holds many magical properties and can withstand mass amounts of heat.", Vinyl said softly.
"Uranium in our world is highly radioactive when set to a certain isotope. It's very unstable under high amounts of heat and has the power to destroy many cities! Why in the world would Uranium help your magic here?!", Joseph was lightly yelling, not letting the others hear what he was saying.
"Because, with it, I can use it to break Celestia's spell. Uranium has amazing properties, which is why Celestia doesn't allow anypony, but herself, to use it.", Vinyl explained.
"We--.. Did you just say ... 'Anypony'...?", Joseph asked.
"Of course I did. It's what we all say back in Equestria.", Vinyl said, smiling gently.
"Equ... Equestr--.. Never fret about that, then... Uhm, okay, anything besides Uranium? Because that's worth millions, maybe billions, of dollars on our planet, and getting it requires proper permits that would take years to get.", Joseph was gesturing to his fingers that rubbed against each other, signifying money.
"Well, then, I can't go anywhere without it... I guess I'm stuck here for a while.", Vinyl sighed and walked past Joseph, opening the door with her magic and walking back into the main room, her head sunk low to the ground.
Joseph followed after her, sighing softly to himself as he stared at the others.
"Enjoy your meal?", Carry asked.
"Yeah...", Vinyl sighed softly, laying down on the hard-tile flooring.
James and Carry looked at Joseph, knowing something was wrong with her, and it was his fault.
Joseph only shook his head and shrugged.
"What's wrong, Vinyl?", Carry asked.
"Just... I miss home... I want to go home...", Vinyl said, sobbing gently.
"Well, how'd you get here?", Carry pursued.
"I was teleported here and now stuck here for a month until the spell wears off. Unless I find Uranium, it's impossible to go back.", Vinyl sobbed again, sniffling gently.
"Uranium?!", James and Carry exclaimed.
"Yeah... Joseph told me how hard it is to get here...", Vinyl sighed, and closed her teary eyes.
Carry and James looked at each other, wishing they could help. Too bad they weren't Nuclear Physicists, or they could steal it. And no way in hell would they even try to steal it as normal civilians. (Why they would want to steal Uranium as a Physicist? Who knows)
"I just want to sleep again... Just... Maybe get some rest...", Vinyl gently whispered.
Please... Just this once... I don't want to see my father in my dreams... I beg you..., Vinyl pleaded to her brain, hoping she'd get some justice for once.
"Well, we'll let you sleep. We don't have any beds besides that one,", James pointed to the small bed that Vinyl was in before, "So, I guess that'll do. For now.", James stood up, and walked next to Joseph.
"We'll be in the kitchen. If you need something, just yell for us.", the trio then walked into the kitchen, closing the door behind them.
Vinyl warmly breathed against the floor. It gently went damp as the hot air beamed against it, forming a small pool of water molecules.
Vinyl only smiled as she saw a bit of her reflection in the floor, and then she passed out from exhaustion.
"Viiiii....Ylll...."
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"Iiiii.... Nyll..."
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"Viiiinylll!"
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...
"Vinyl!"
Vinyl's eyes shot straight open, to be greeted by her mother, shaking her.
"Wake up! The house is on fire! We have to get out of here, please!", Vinyl was shaking as the smell of charcoal and burning wood entered her nose. She looked around to see that her room was curling from heat and that everything was burning to ash in front of her.
"Come on!", Vinyl's mother pulled her out of her bed and set her on her back. Vinyl's arms gripped around her mothers neck for dear life.
Vinyl's mother pushed through falling debris that was on fire. Fire caught onto her mane, but Vinyl put it out quickly.
Vinyl's mother would've said 'thank-you', but now's not the time to stop for trivial things. She ran down the stairs with extreme speed, the stairs immediately collapsing after she hit the bottom floor. She ran directly into the burning living room and ran straight for the door, aiming to thrust it open as she wanted to get out immediately.
Unfortunately, she fell into a weak structure of the floor...
Vinyl's mother hit the floor of their basement with a loud 'thud' and wood debris spread all around her. Fire was spreading everywhere around her and encasing her in a small ring.
Vinyl was at the top of the hole, looking down at her mother.
"GO, VINYL! RUN!", Her mother cried.
"But, Mommy!", Vinyl yelled down to her mother.
"Just go! Mommy...", She sighed, taking in the carbon dioxide and heat.
"Mommy will be in a better place soon... Just run!", Her mother motioned for her to run.
Vinyl looked at the doorway, and back at her mother. Tears entered her eyes and dripped onto the floor, immediately evaporating from the accelerating heat.
"RUN!", The ceiling around Vinyl started to collapse, and Vinyl waited no further.
She darted towards the doorway and pushed it open, landing onto the hard, dirt, ground. As the door opened and combined with the flames, it 'exploded'
The windows shot outwards, glass shards flying everywhere. The roof of the house caved in as the fire weakened the structure further and flames beamed out every hole that was now created, spreading the 'explosion' further. The house caved in seconds after Vinyl evaded...
Sirens were spread everywhere, as water from hoses spread across the ashed house. Vinyl was in a small towel, a nurse tending to the poor filly's wounds. A policestallion walked up to her and stared her in the eyes, sighing softly.
coltHis coat was a light brown, and he had a small moustache across his upper lip. His eyes were chestnut and his mane was a light grey. His uniform was a dark blue and his hat was lightly spiked and had a badge labelled: 'Sheriff' on it.
"I'm sorry... But... You're mother...", The harsh voice spoke, with a rasp of age and stress.
"You're mother didn't make it, sweetheart. Nor did your father. Both of them... Are in a better place now, sweetie."
His eyes teared gently as did the nurse's, who stopped tending the filly's wounds. It was sad to announce such news to such a young mare. But... He couldn't lie. He delivered news like this before... He had to do his job.
"Where... Where did they go, officer...?", Vinyl's light voice asked, as her large red eyes looked up into the Sheriff's.
The Sheriff had to pull away, softly crying. Two other policestallion came to the Sheriff and patted his back. Why would a filly ask that?! A question like that!? It was horrifying.
"They're...", The Sheriff sniffed.
"They're in heaven, sweetheart... They--", He sobbed, letting out a gasp of tears and sorrow, unable to finish.
The nurse was crying softly, turning away from Vinyl and putting a hoof to her mouth.
"Are they okay there?... Are they hurt...?", Vinyl asked a new question.
The Sheriff wanted to let out an outburst of full on crying right then, and there. Wanting to roll in a pool of tears, unable to handle this. In all of his years of experience, this is the worst thing he had to face.
"They're...", He sniffed.
"They're okay in heaven, sweetheart. Nothing can hurt them, there.", The Sheriff hid his tears and turned, smiling at the little filly.
"Can you tell my mommy I love her?", Vinyl gently spoke again.
"Oh, Celestia!", The Sheriff couldn't help it and fell onto the ground, crying full heartedly. He didn't care if he looked bad in front of his other policestallion and mares, he had to let it out. The agony that he was feeling expressing this to a filly. A filly!
"Officer...? Are you okay?", Vinyl hopped down from the small table she sat on and looked down at him. Her big red eyes glared as the Sheriff looked up.
"I'm...", He sniffed.
"I'm fine... I just... I'll tell your mom you lov--", He gasped with a sob, and wrapped his forelimbs around the poor filly.
The filly wrapped her little forelimbs around the thick stallions neck, the Sheriff sobbing lightly.
"She... Can't take care of you, though. We'll find you a better place to live. Don't...", He sniffed.
"Don't you worry...", He finished, with a smile. It was forced, but he tried his best for the filly.
He tried his best...
"Vinyl?"
...
...
"Vinyl? You awake?"
...
...
"Hey, wake up, sis!"
Vinyl sat up, from her slumber, to see that she was in a bright room. Everything around her was so... Vivid and beautiful. Pictures of her having her forelimbs wrapped around mares and stallions crowded the walls. The walls were also many different colours, much like the rainbow. Along with the words: 'Living the Dream, baby'. on it.
"Sis, jeez, you've been asleep all day!", Vinyl turned to her left to be greeted by a small, yellow, colt with bright green eyes staring into hers and his blue and sky blue mane covering a bit of his left eye. He was smiling as she woke up.
"Heh... Small fry, you never leave me alone, do ya?", Vinyl said, jokingly, rubbing her hoove through his blue and sky blue mane.
"Nope! Hehe!", The small colt smiled as she finally pushed herself out of bed.
"Dad needs your help with some of the dishes and I need your help with something afterwards.", The colt said, sitting on his rump.
"Oh? What might that be?", Vinyl said, smirking.
"Helping get my cutie mark, sis! You got yours and I want mine too!", He was bouncing now, wild with excitement.
"Oh, please, you can't force it.", Vinyl said softly.
"Oh...", The colt died down, staring down at the floor now.
Vinyl felt a little bad now, and tilted his head up a bit smiling.
"Hey, hey, don't be sad. Do what you're best at, kiddo. I know you're good at poetry. You woo'd me last night. Maybe that's your talent? Try it on a filly, woo her over too.", Vinyl said softly.
"Hey... Maybe you're right!", The colt smiled happily.
"Thanks, sis, you're the best!", The colt wrapped his little forelimbs around his teenager sister, Vinyl.
"Anything, Scriber...", Vinyl sighed softly, wrapping her forelimbs around him.
Scriber stopped hugging her sister, and looked up at her with a worried expression.
"What's wrong, sis?", he asked softly.
"I... I still don't feel apart of this family, Sunny. I feel like... I feel like I'm a bit of a burden, you know...?", Vinyl said softly.
"You are apart of this family. Even if Dad and Mom don't seem like it, you are. To me... You've made me so happy ever since I was born! You make me jump with joy!", Sunny Scriber was smiling brightly.
Vinyl couldn't help but smile, looking down at the little colt, filled with excitement.
"You know how to make me better, Sunny. Don't lose that.", Vinyl's smile enlightened the little colt a bit.
"Hey, I'll never lose it for you, sis!", Sunny then ran out of the bright room, excited more than ever.
Vinyl sighed softly, looking around the room. Light gleamed into the room and beamed brilliant colours around like a disco ball. The room, covered in light, radiated with happiness and joy. It filled Vinyl with peace and warmth and made her think of her mother. The wonderful mare that cared for her so dearly, and gave her life for her.
One day... I'll be something... For my mom..., Vinyl thought, warmly placing a hoof on her heart.
"Vinyl! I need you, sweetheart!", a gentle, old and raspy, voice called from downstairs.
"Coming!", Vinyl yelled softly.
She glanced around the room once more, smiling.
"I love you, mom. I love you so much...", Vinyl warmly whispered, heading downstairs...
Can't stop, to realise, that my thinking is going beyond my life. It seems to be wishful, so subliminal, that I aim this weapon I dawn on you towards the sky and see my stars that will pass by.
"Really, Vinyl? Heh. Seems a little bit too out of your league."
"Oh, please, I've done worse, Sunny."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah, really. You think a mare like me is just going to sit around and do nothing?"
"I do."
Vinyl and Sunny both start laughing as they sit in Vinyl's room. The once small colt is now a bit larger, almost like he's in his teenage years. It's vague to say whether he's a stallion yet or not, but, his flank seems to have gained something more... 'Spectral'. His flank had a book, with a sun in the background of it, and three birds flying towards it. It was Sunny's cutie mark. A fascinating one, at that.
"Come on, eat it, scaredy cat.", Sunny stared at Vinyl, chuckling away. Vinyl was looking at him, and then down at an object Sunny was telling her to eat.
It was an odd type of food. It was a light brown, and had a bit of a 'curve-over' to it. It was lightly glazed and seasoned with pepper. It smelled good to Vinyl, but, she was really unsure whether to eat it or not.
"I'm not scared. Just... Looking it over for a second.", Vinyl picked up the plate of the odd food, staring at it.
Her red eyes peered over every little herb and peppercorn flake. It seemed normal to her, and smelled even better when she put it closer to her mussel.
Vinyl used her magic to lift it to her mouth and she took a small bite out of it. It tasted wonderful, but was really hard to chew. She tried chomping as hard as she could, but was having trouble breaking through the thick exterior of the food. Normally, she's use to eating fruits and veggies. What kind of food is this?
As Vinyl finishes off the bite, she looks at her brother, who is holding back laughter.
"I... Can't believe you did it!", Sunny leans back and laughs at Vinyl, and Vinyl is greatly confused.
"What? What was it?", Vinyl asked, putting her hooves on her hips.
"It was chicken.", Sunny said, smiling.
Vinyl's heart sunk at that. It was meat that she was chewing on, which made it extremely hard for her to eat. No wonder!
"Y-you're kidding, right?", Vinyl asked.
"Nope!", Sunny started laughing again, tears flowing from his eyes.
Vinyl didn't know what to do; whether to vomit, or punch her sibling in the face with her hoof. A rush of heat was sent straight to her head, and made her pass out as blood started to flow down to her chest cavity.
"Vinyl?!", Sunny stopped laughing as Vinyl fell onto the floor and hit her head off of a small table.
"We gather here today, upon the great nation of Equestria, to show off the many talented students who surpassed expectations in our field of studies. The students you see before us are the most gifted and electrifying mares and stallions that will live in our life. The Academy of Starswhirl the Bearded, we thank the students for being here today for their graduation, initiating them upon the world of magic and into different fields of study!"
The announcer was yelling over a microphone, as a large crowd of ponies stood below a stage, and many mare and stallions stood on the stage, wearing silk-blue robes and fine silk hats, with a box-like look to them.
The announcer started to call names, handing out certificates to the students and showing their achievements to the crowd:
"Twilight Sparkle, for achieving excellence in the History of Magic, and the most Skilled learner and teacher within the student faculty.", He handed a young, lavender, unicorn a certificate, as she thanked him and walked off the stage.
Vinyl was next. She walked up to the podium in the middle and the black-coated stallion was smiling greatly at her.
"Vinyl Scratch, or DJ-PON3, you have achieved excellence within the fields of Magical Percussion and Magical Music. I hope to hear more of your stuff within the world.", The announcer passed her a certificate and Vinyl smiled, thanking him.
She walked off stage to be greeted by her sibling, Sunny, and two, larger, ponies. One was a chestnut coated, grey mane and moustache, stallion. The other was a grey mane, and white coated, unicorn, mare. These were her 'parents'.
"Oh, Vinyl, we're so proud of you!", The mare wrapped her forelimbs around Vinyl, and Vinyl smiled brightly.
"Hey, it was nothing!", Vinyl said, laughing softly.
"Nothing is an understatement, Sis. It was something.", Sunny laughed and smiled brightly.
"Vinyl, may I talk to you for a minute?", The chestnut stallion pulled Vinyl away from Sunny and the mare, sighing softly.
Although the crowd was loud, Vinyl was able to hear everything he was saying.
"Vinyl... I'm so... So sorry I didn't tell you sooner...", He said, his deep, raspy, voice speaking lowly.
"Tell me what, Dad?", Vinyl tilted her head, a bit confused.
"I... Your mother and I... I...", He had tears brimming on the edge of his old, brown, eyes.
"Dad, what's wrong? You can tell me. I won't get mad, or anything.", Vinyl placed a gently hoof on his shoulder, to re-assure him.
"We're... Not your real parents, Vinyl... I wish I told you sooner, I really do... But, I couldn't handle that stress...", Her father explained to her.
"W... What?", Vinyl couldn't believe what he just told her. Her entire life was based on the fact that these were her parents. How could they lie like that?
"I'm... I'm really sorry Vi--"
"No! You're lying!", She yelled at her father, screaming overtop of the crowd.
"Vinyl, please, I'm sorry. I wish I told you sooner, I reall--"
"I can't believe this! All my life I was told that you were my father! Now I'm adopted?! A freak you found on the road?! Is that it?!", The crowd was now looking over at Vinyl and her 'father', the sound evaded the area.
"Vinyl, please... You're making a scene... Let me expl--"
"You've explained far enough, 'Dad'. Or should I just call you by your real name?!", Vinyl turned and ran, storming away from her 'father', 'brother' and 'mother'.
Vinyl woke up, eyes feeling heavy and sagging. She shook her head back and forth, unsure for how long she was out. All she could remember was being brought to some animal shelter, and meeting three new 'humans'.
"Wow, you were out for four days. Never seen anyone, or any 'pony', sleep that long.", Carry was looking at a newspaper, labelled: 'Metropolis Daily'.
"I have a tendency to over sleep... As a DJ, I barely get to sleep, so, I force myself to sleep longer to gain my energy back...", Vinyl yawned loudly, her mouth gaping open.
"Still want to go home, I assume?", Carry turned the page of the newspaper, laughing softly at whatever was on it.
"Yeah... I miss my friends. I miss them dearly... It's only been, what? Fourteen days now?", Vinyl asked softly.
"If you include today, I guess it would be.", Carry put down the newspaper and started clicking on some sort of device sitting on the desk.
Vinyl could just see what it was, and saw the word 'Facebook' on it. She was very confused by it and tilted her head.
"What is that?", Vinyl asked.
"Facebook. Social network.", Carry typed something in on a similar black device, but it had letters, numbers and symbols on it.
"Face... Book? I... I really don't understand.", Vinyl said, with confusion.
"It's hard to explain. Let's just say us humans use something called 'The Internet' to communicate vast distances. Social networks are made for us to do so publicly, or privately.", Carry popped up something on the screen, and smiled at it, pushing away at the keys.
"Hmm...", Vinyl turned away, and sighed. If only she had this in Equestria. Should could talk to her friends while on this 'Earth'.
Apparently it communicates vast distances, so, maybe it communicate into space, as well?, Vinyl laughed softly at her thought, but then, thought something new.
Wait... Communicates vast distances... I wonder..., Vinyl looked at the computer and opened her mouth to speak.
"May I... Try something to ... Whatever that device is? I won't break it, I promise.", She said, giving a nervous smile.
"Won't hurt, one sec.", Carry moved a small, black, ball of an object around, and a small arrow moved about a 'Log Out' button. It removed whatever she was on and brought her to a page that said 'Log In'.
"There you go.", She said softly.
Vinyl tilted her head down, aiming her horn at the computer. Her horn glowed a soft, blue, glow and the computer started to emanate one, as well. Vinyl concentrated hard on the computers properties, and found something that was beyond anything she could imagine.
The computer, and her horn, stopped glowing. She smiled brightly and looked at Carry.
"I think I know a new way for me to get out of here!", Vinyl's eyes were bright and glistening at her 'Eureka!' moment.
Carry was just flabbergasted at what the heck just happened.
"Oh?", Carry just asked, trying to shove off her confusion.
"This... 'Internet'... It holds the same, magical, properties as Uranium would. It seems to be endless and that means I can continue trying to deplete a spell that Princess Celestia is holding on me!", Vinyl bounced up and down, giddy with excitement.
"Princess Celestia? Spell?... Mind explaining this to me?", Carry shook her head in much confusion.
Vinyl laughed softly, and started to explain.
"Well, Princess Celestia is one of our rulers back in Equestria, my home. I had a ... 'Friend', ask her to let me come here. I thought it was going to be all ice cream and sundae's but, I was wrong.", Vinyl sighed, and then continued.
"Unfortunately, the spell Celestia cast wears off after one month, thirty-days, and will immediately send me back home. There's no way to break it, unless I have a force stronger than it. Which this ... 'Internet' will provide.", Vinyl smiled, then, proud of her explaination.
"So, instead of 'Uranium', that Joseph told us about, you need Internet to get home now? Why?", Carry asked.
"Because, it holds the same properties. It can withstand mass amounts of heat, it holds great amounts of data, which is essential for spell, and it seems to be an even greater magical resource then the Uranium you humans have!", Vinyl was ecstatic, ready to get home as soon as possible.
"Hrmm... But, Internet isn't a physical thing. It's just data on this computer that connects us to a network that's set by satellites.", Carry said, a bit doubtful of Vinyl.
"That's the thing, it's not physical. Making it even greater of magical potential. I checked how magical it was on that computer, and it seemed very, very, strong. The overwhelming sensation went straight to my horn, telling me that it contains an aura even stronger than Uranium!", Vinyl smiled brightly, her red eyes full of hope.
"All right, I'll bite. If we let you use the Internet to get home, what will you do?", Carry asked.
"I'll open up a portal, right here, and I'll jump in. The spell of the portal will overcome Celestia's, and allow me to head back home. I just have to make sure I co-ordinate it right, that's all. Wonder if I brought a map of Equestria... Would make it easier...", Vinyl put a hoof to her chin, thinking about all she brought within her saddlebags.
"Hrm... Seems a bit dangerous, but, if it helps you, and if Joseph says it's 'okay', then I guess we can let you do that. I am a bit sceptical about it, though. But, who am I to say anything?", Carry shrugged and laughed softly.
"So, that's the plan?", Joseph clasped his hands together, grinning lightly as if not believing anything Vinyl said.
"It has to work. I know it has to. Just, please, let me try?", Vinyl tilted her head, giving 'puppy-like' eyes to beg.
Joseph looked towards James and Carry, who both shrugged.
"I guess it's worth a shot.", Joseph shrugged, looking at Vinyl.
Vinyl smiled and saw Joseph pick a black device up off a desk, and move it to the centre of the room, in front of Vinyl.
Vinyl stared at the 'monitor' like object, glaring down at the black film on it. There was a symbol on the bottom that was labelled 'DELL', with the 'E' tilted lightly to the left, making the 'D' and first 'L' connect together.
"May you turn it on?", Vinyl asked.
Joseph nodded and clicked a circular button in the middle of the object, and it started fanning heavily, making loud whirring noises.
It beeped and started to turn on. A blue screen came up, labelled:
"ERROR - CODE - BLUE SCRE3N - 411111@%/ Comment four - zero - seven - eight."
"Uhh...?", Vinyl tilted her head.
"Oh, sorry.", Joseph pressed a key on the 'keyboard', and it changed the blue screen to a black one. A small circle was spinning in the middle as a 4 square object appeared and said 'Windows 2'.
After a minute or two, it loaded to a screen filled with many different icons. One labelled 'Internet Explorer', another one labelled 'Chrome Games', et cetera. Was fascinating her greatly, seeing this kind of technology. What if she cou--... Never fret about that.
"Well...", She took in a deep breath, "Here we go.", Vinyl lowered her horn, and it started to glow brightly.
The computer, and her horn, were covered in a bright, blue, glow and it started to shine brightly. The glows emanated a small spark of electricity. It flicked back and forth, like a flail, hitting the devices black box underneath it, in which the sounds of beeping transferred to 'Wzzzzurrrrp' noises.
Eventually, the sparks made their way to Vinyl's horn, all starting to centre to the screen of the device, and aim into her brilliant glow. Vinyl felt the aura of magic strongly push into her horn, and she back away, concentrating on Equestria. She knew her map of Equestria within her saddlebag would be enough to centre the co-ordinates to such a place.
She started to feel sweat beat down the sides of her forehead, slowly dripping onto the floor. The sparks smashed wildly around, and Vinyl kept concentrated. Her determination wanted her to get home, and she wanted to open this portal, nice and easy.
Just as the electricity flailed, it calmed, and re-aligned to her horn. Slowly, a black swirl formed in the middle, opening a small, dark, hole. The hole started to spin, taking in a large amount of electricity from Vinyl's horn, and the black device. The device jerked slightly as many of it's pieces flailed inside, almost breaking it's core components.
The hole gapped open further, stretching out until it was the size of Vinyl, and the magic stopped. The hole swirled, around and around, black and purple spirals aiming downward to an unknown piece of the universe. Vinyl stared at her accomplishment. All her years of university paid off.
"Whoa...", Carry, Joseph and James all exclaimed in amazement.
"Well... I hope this takes me home... I...", Vinyl looked at the three.
"Thank you. Thank you so much... For letting me, hopefully, get home. Letting me just... Be free again. I can't wait to see my friends... I think I really did learn something here... But, I'll keep it for myself.", Vinyl smiled, as a tear shed from her eye, and was gently brimming towards the vortex, as its gravity wanted to pull her in now.
"Y-you're welcome... Holy crap...", Joseph said, wanting to dive in.
Slowly, the portal started closing. This was her chance. This was her chance to leave and go home. Go home forever. This time; for real.
Vinyl dove into the vortex, it swallowing her up and quickly closing as she did so. She felt her fabric and matter spread apart many times as she swirled around the extending hole. She was bounced, back and forth, hitting invisible barriers and smacking making her saddlebags almost shred open... If it weren't for her grabbing them, at least.
Vinyl then felt a rush of gravity pull her further. The vortex seemed to bend, and then thrust her to a small, green, dot. She felt many lights pass her as she landed, hard, onto the ground with a face full of dirt.
"Mmmmmf!!!!!", Vinyl yelled in pain, muffled by the dirt within her face.
"Ohmigosh, are you okay?!", The soft voice of a woman prodded next to her, and Vinyl could here many hoof steps around--
Wait, hoof steps?!
Vinyl erected immediately, and shot out of her daze to see she was surrounded by ponies. Ponies! She stared around her a moment and saw that it was a green, and flowery, landscape, and in the close distance, a town.
Vinyl screamed in joy, literally, and hugged a nearby pony with a bright, pink, mane and a light yellow coat. Her cyan eyes went wide with confusion and her cheeks blushed softly.
"O-oh... Uhm... A-are you okay?", The mare softly spoke.
"Yes! I'm more then okay!", Vinyl pushed her gently away, clopping her hooves together.
"Oh, I'm home! Yes!", Vinyl jumped up and grabbed her saddlebags, running directly away from the group, towards the centre, of what she could now see, was Ponyville.
I can't believe I'm home! Yes! Finally!, Vinyl ran excitedly to the town, her mind bouncing with excitement and happiness.
"Vinyl?", a familiar voice called.
Vinyl immediately stopped in her tracks, turning her head to spot a lavender pony smiling at her.
"Twilight!", Vinyl ran up to Twilight Sparkle, wrapping her white forelimbs around the ponies neck and hugging her tightly, shaking her back and forth.
"I-i-it's g-g-good to s-s-see you t-t-too V-V-Vinyl!", Twilight managed to squeak out of herself as she was shaken violently, back and forth.
"Oh, Twilight! You don't realise how... How ...", Vinyl stopped, her excitement seemed to drop for a moment as she let go of Twilight and calmed down.
Twilight stared, with her purple eyes, at Vinyl, tilting her head.
"How, what, Vinyl?", Twilight asked, softly.
Vinyl softly sighed, and stared at Twilight.
"Let's head to my place, first... I need to calm down so I can tell you.", Vinyl turned and Twilight followed suit.
They walked down the trail of Ponyville, going through the markets and town centre, and eventually around to a crossroad. They went down the left crossroad, which lead straight to Vinyl's house. The grand house stood, empty, and a few stacks of newspapers laid in front.
"Actually, Ditzy delivered those today!", Twilight started to giggle.
Vinyl smiled softly, and opened the door, allowed Twilight to enter first. Vinyl immediately set her saddlebag down, and pushed herself onto her velvet couch, sprawling out and stretching.
Twilight found herself to another couch, sitting down and looking over at the tired Vinyl Scratch. Twilight tilted her head softly, as Vinyl started to rub her temples.
"So...", Twilight started.
"It... It was really bad.", Vinyl said, softly.
Twilight didn't bother to push forward. It wasn't necessary, anyways. Vinyl continued.
"The humans... They're abusive... Somewhat caring, but... Really abusive... I... Well... It was really only one... The other one was fine, but... He gave me an odd drink that made me try to kiss him, and then he kicked me out. I understand why, I would've done the same thing, but... It really wasn't the humans that made it bad, I guess...", Vinyl sighed.
"What did, then?", Twilight asked.
Vinyl looked over at Twilight, sighing softly, and wanting to not continue... But, if there's one thing she learned, she had to tell somepony.
"I... When I was little, I was ... 'Abused'... By my real father... He... Did things to me that... Weren't socially acceptable... Uhm...", Vinyl cringed a moment, and continued.
"I... I really had re-occurring dreams about it... Repressed memories, if you will... And... It just... It made me on the edge and feel so stressed... But now that I'm telling somepony about it... I'm feeling a lot better... Like,... I don't know how to explain it, exactly, but, still.", Vinyl looked over at Twilight, who was looking like she was processing everything.
"I... I don't know what to say... That's awful that your father did that... I couldn't imagine i--"
"Please, don't tell anypony. I'll tell my friends myself, but please, nopony else, Twilight. The only reason I'm telling you is because... I...", Vinyl stopped. She had no clue why she was telling Twilight. She just wanted to vent it out, finally.
"Because... I trust you.", She lied to herself, but, she did feel like she could trust Twilight with this.
Twilight smiled softly, to re-assure her next sentence:
"I promise, I'll keep it a secret.", Twilight's eyes gently glistened with brightness as Vinyl smiled over at her, knowing this pony could keep this secret for her.
"Thank you, Twilight. Thank you so much... I'm so glad to be home, now... To be in this place, and not there... I don't think I'll ever take my life here for granted again!", Vinyl giggled softly, and Twilight couldn't help but join in...
So, Vinyl finally arrived at home, and took the next month off from musical work. She eventually told Octavia, and most of her friends about her father, and her mother. She made amends with her ageing foster parents as well, and spoke to Sunny, who was becoming a famous author, now!
Anyways, Vinyl was now warmly at home, and now pushed aside all thoughts of her father, the once evil and troublesome stallion that was in her life is now gone. Forever. Picture of her original mother now surround her walls of the musical mare's house, and thoughts of joy now fill her mind...
The End
Author's Note: Sorry for the short nature of this chapter, I just lost track of my ideas. I hope it wasn't too short, if it needs revision, offer some. Thanks.
