Octavia watched the buildings fly by as the car continued down the streets of Manehatten.
Caramel was in the front seat, babbling about how she didn't love him and so on.
Octavia wasn't completely paying attention. Instead, she was thinking of how she would explain her situation to Caramel's parents.
Pegasi flew across the city, all just as fast and stuck as the cars below them.
Octavia sighed.
I wish I could just fly to the train station instead of having to endure this bloody ride.
"We're here, honey," Caramel called.
Octavia rolled her eyes as she attempted to unlock the door. Only to find that it was locked.
Octavia looked at the driver seat, confused, to find Caramel gone.
Octavia jumped as the door next to her unlocked. Caramel opened the door with a big smile, making Octavia roll her eyes.
Octavia got out and started walking towards her train's station, only to feel somepony tap her on the shoulder.
The cellist turned around, only to find her lips pressed against Caramel’s.
"Uh oh, is somepony jealous~" Lyra teased before taking another bite of her hayburger. Her and Vinyl were sitting next to a window in a hayburger place near their terminal.
"Uh oh, is somepony jealous," Vinyl repeated in a nasal voice.
Lyra laughed, making Vinyl huff in frustration.
Octavia smiled awkward before pulling away from Caramel's grasp.
"Goodbye Carame-"
"I love you!" Caramel shouted, making a few ponies look towards them.
Octavia cringed, "I love you too."
Caramel smiled before finally entering his car and driving away.
Octavia cleared her voice, making most of the ponies stop looking at her out of politeness.
Octavia then walked towards the hayburger place, where she had agreed to meet her friends. All the while, she was looking down in order to avoid the few ponies who were still staring at her.
Octavia entered the restaurant and started looking around for her friends. She smiled when she found her two unicorn friends sitting by the window.
As she got closer to them, she stopped as she watched what they were doing.
Vinyl seemed to be squirming as she attempted to hit Lyra who was poking the mare.
"Admit it! You ARE jealous!" Lyra demanded as she laughed.
Vinyl just growled she continued to attempt to hurt her friend.
"Are you two really having a debate about how Vinyl is jealous of Caramel?" Bon Bon asked, just coming back from the bathroom.
"Is that what this is about?" Octavia asked, "I would be more surprised if she wasn't jealous."
"Oh shit!" Vinyl exclaimed, pushing Lyra off of herself, "Sup Tavi!"
"I believe I should be asking you that question," Octavia replied, raising her eyebrow.
"I've been trying to kill Lyra," Vinyl explained, nonchalantly.
"Okay," Octavia said, skeptically, "Shall we go off to our station?"
"Sure, because we're probably going to get kicked out of here soon," Bon Bon agreed.
And with that, the four mares started making their way to the train.
"Hey Octy, hold up for one sec," Vinyl called, making Octavia stopped.
Octavia turned around to face the DJ, "What is it, Vinyl?"
Vinyl grinned before kissing Octavia on the lip, making the cellist's eyes go wide in surprise.
Once Vinyl stopped, she grinned again, "Just wanted to clean your lips from Caramel germs."
Vinyl continued walking after her other two friends, leaving Octavia dumbstruck.
Octavia smiled, shaking her head.
Meanwhile, a certain stallion was watching them with complete and utter anger.
"I fucking knew it," Caramel hissed under his breath as he hid behind a bush, "Ha, at least I got to anger that stupid mare by kissing my WIFE in front of her."
"Excuse me, sir, I'm going to have to ask you to move," A police stallion demanded, getting Caramel's attention.
"You!" Caramel exclaimed, grabbing the police stallion, "Can you arrest somepony for dating your wife?!"
"I will have to ask you to let go of me sir," The police stallion demanded, "And no, I cannot arrest them, unless they break a law."
Caramel growled, letting go of the stallion and leaving the area he had been hiding.
~•~•~•~•~
Vinyl watched as Manehatten got further and further away, and as she got closer and closer to her doom.
At least Caramel will get what's been coming for him.
"Hey Lyra," Bon Bon said suddenly, getting the mare's attention, "Would you mind coming with me to explore the train?"
Lyra looked at her marefriend, confused, "Why would I-"
Bon Bon tilted her head toward the two mares sitting across from them.
"Oh!" Lyra exclaimed in realization, "Sure! Let's go, Bonnie!"
The two mares quickly left, leaving the couple alone. During that whole interaction, Vinyl's eyes hadn't even left the window.
A few minutes after the two left, Vinyl felt a weight on her shoulder and somepony's mane touching her cheek.
"How much are you willing to bet they left just so we could talk," Vinyl asked with a slight smirk.
Octavia shrugged but didn't say anything.
"Yo, you alright, Octy? Did Caramel really get you sick with his germs or something?" Vinyl asked, concerned.
Octavia chuckled darkly, "No, no. I'm alright. I just.... Vinyl, do you really think we should be doing this?"
"Hell yeah, I do!" Vinyl exclaimed, "I want him to feel how it feels to have somepony conspire with the ones you care about!"
"I know you do. But by doing this, doesn't that make us just as bad as him?"
"No, because we're the heroes," Vinyl argued.
"Vinyl, there are no heroes!" Octavia yelled, making Vinyl jump slightly, "I don't know if you've noticed, but our whole situation isn't exactly black and white."
Vinyl kept silent, letting Octavia relax from her sudden outburst.
"Yeah, it's grayer," Vinyl stated with a smirk, "And that's not too bad, I like the color gray."
A small smile formed on Octavia's face, as well as a small blush, "You dork."
"What? What'd I do this time?"
Octavia rolled her eyes, "Don't play dumb Vinyl."
"I thought I WAS dumb," Vinyl playfully argued.
"You are," Octavia said finally turning to face Vinyl, "But right now you're playing dumb."
"But I'm not acting any different, Tavi," Vinyl commented, shrugging, "Does that mean I've been playing dumb this whole time?"
Octavia rolled her eyes, "Oh shush."
Vinyl just smirked in response before she nuzzled Octavia with her muzzle.
Octavia leaned into her, enjoying the sensation.
"If you really don't want to. Me, Lyra, and Bonnie could just talk to them," Vinyl offered.
Octavia sighed, "No. If I did that, then they would probably get a restraining order placed on you."
"Hey! I'm not that bad!" Vinyl exclaimed, slightly hurt.
Octavia giggled, "I'm only joking, Vinyl."
The cellist then leaned in, kissing Vinyl on the muzzle.
"You better be," Vinyl threatened with a chuckle.
The two continued to lean into one another, both with smiles on their faces. Octavia, however, kept her eyes close while Vinyl's kept her's open.
"How did you know that would work," Lyra asked, taking another bite of her new chocolate bar as her and her marefriend watched their friends from a few seats away.
"Are you eating more food?" Bon Bon asked, surprised.
"Yeah. What's wrong with that Bonnie?" Lyra said with a smirk, "I thought you liked mares with a big appetite."
Bon Bon shook her head with a smile before kissing her marefriend on the cheek.
The train ride continued at a very peaceful pace. Octavia ended up falling asleep as she stayed next to her marefriend, while everypony else just played card games.
Finally, the conductor announced that the train was about five minutes away from Canterlot.
"Huh, it's odd to think how I was here just yesterday," Vinyl commented.
"Yeah yeah. We get it, you guys decided to have an adventure in Canterlot WITHOUT us," Lyra said dramatically.
"I actually come here quite often," Bon Bon whispered to herself.
"What was that Bonnie?"
"Uh... Let's go get out bags," Bon Bon replied quickly as she grabbed her marefriend.
"Octyyyyy. Octy, get up," Vinyl called as she shook the cellist.
Octavia let out a grunt before snuggling closer to the mare.
Vinyl couldn't help but grin at this. She then decided to kick things up a notch.
Octavia jumped before smacking Vinyl's chest when she felt the unicorn poke her side. After a second she shifted around in order to glare at the mare.
"What?"
"We're here, sleeping beauty," Vinyl explained.
Octavia rolled her eyes at the last comment before getting up out of her seat.
Vinyl followed after her marefriend as they left the train.
Ponies flooded out of the train, including Vinyl, Octavia, Lyra, and Bon Bon. Said four ponies quickly made their way out of the station to the streets of Canterlot.
"So," Lyra started, "Where do his parents live?"
"I would assume they still live with their son," Octavia replied.
This caused all of them to stop walking. Octavia turned around, confused when she noticed her friends looking at her with both a questionable yet amused look.
"Caramel's brother lives in his parent's basement?" Vinyl asked, snickering slightly.
Octavia rolled her eyes, "No. His father fell twice about a year ago, making it hard for him to move anymore. They lost a lot of money because of it and now live with their son."
This caused the three mares to look guilty. Octavia smiled, sympathetically.
"It's alright. You guys just didn't know."
"Yeah, but it's still wrong for us to assume," Bon Bon argued.
Octavia just shook her head before turning around and continue walking. Her friends followed after her.
"Wait, so I'm going to have to talk to his brother too?!" Vinyl questioned, worried.
Octavia nodded solemnly, "At least Caramel's older brother isn't there."
"How many brothers does this guy have?!" Vinyl exclaimed.
"Two," Octavia answered, "His older brother, Burnt Oak lives in Ponyville. And his younger brother, Cherry Fizzy, lives in Canterlot."
"Oh fun," Vinyl commented, sarcastically, "Now I can be beaten by three stallions at once!"
Octavia raised an eyebrow as she looked over at the DJ.
"I mean," Vinyl started, suddenly, "I could take 'em, it's just more work."
Octavia rolled her eyes, making Vinyl smirk.
"So, are we also going to come to the house?" Bon Bon asked, "I assumed that we just had to come to the train station in order to get Caramel off our backs."
"That was your main purpose," Vinyl explained, "But we also need you guys in case things get out of hoof."
"Makes sense," Lyra agreed, nodding her head, "That way, it can be a three v three."
"You aren't going to fight his brothers!" Octavia exclaimed, annoyed.
Lyra and Vinyl laughed, while Bon Bon just looked concerned.
"Octavia, do you want to just go there alone with Vinyl? Lyra and I could just hang around Canterlot," Bon Bon offered.
Octavia sighed, "I think that'd be best if you two don't mind."
"Nah, we've already missed half of this adventure, why not miss a little more?" Lyra joked.
"Lyra!" Bon Bon scolded.
"We're here," Octavia announced in a low voice.
"Oh, alright. Well, I guess we'll see you guys later?" Lyra said, uncertainly.
"Yeah, see you guys," Vinyl replied.
Vinyl and Octavia watched as Lyra and Bon Bon walked away, waving back at them.
"You ready Octy?" Vinyl asked.
Octavia smiled tightly, "I suppose."
Before Octavia could knock, her hoof was stopped by Vinyl's magic.
"Hey. Don't worry Octy. This isn't the first time something like this happened, no matter what happens, they can't stop you from getting the divorce."
Octavia sighed, "I know. But I still care about them, and I feel so bad doing this to them."
Vinyl opened her mouth to respond, but Octavia had already knocked on the door.
"Octavia! What a surprise!" A light peach colored earth pony mare exclaimed. She as well had slightly darker peace for her mane and tail.
"Hello, Miss. Chance-A-Lot. I hope I'm not dropping in at a bad time," Octavia greeted, politely.
"Not at all!" Caramel's mother exclaimed, "Come in! Come in! Oh! Who's this?"
"That's my...... friend, Vinyl Scratch," Octavia explained.
"Sup," Vinyl greeted, putting her hoof out to bump, making Octavia facehoof.
"It's very nice to meet you Vinyl," Caramel's mother said, shaking the DJ's hoof.
"Cherry Fizzy isn't home right now," Caramel's mother explained, "Honey! Octavia is here!"
"Octavia?" A stallion's voice exclaimed, sounding both surprised and excited.
The mare then leads Vinyl and Octavia to the living room, which was where Caramel's father was resting.
"Hello again sir," Octavia greeted with a smile as she went over to hug the red earth pony stallion while Caramel's mother snuck off to the kitchen.
"Oh, what a surprise!" Caramel's father commented.
"I would like you to meet my friend, Vinyl Scratch," Octavia said, pointing to her marefriend.
"Hey," Vinyl greeted, sounding a little... off.
"Well, hello! Any friend of Octavia is a friend of mine," The old stallion said, shaking Vinyl's hoof.
"Sweetie, would you come in here and help me prepare some food for our guests?" Caramel's mother yelled from the kitchen.
"Sure! Once second!" Caramel's father yelled back as he slowly got up to help his wife.
Once the couple was alone, Vinyl turned to Octavia.
"These are CARAMEL's parents?!" Vinyl asked.
"Yes, I know they seem a lot more different than you would expect."
"Hell yeah! I was expecting Caramel's parents to be like.... insane asylum patients."
Octavia quickly put a hoof up to her mouth to stop herself laughing, "That's not funny, Vinyl."
Vinyl smirked, "Then why are you laughing?"
"Shush," Octavia demanded lightly, pushing the mare.
"Is there some secret you're not telling me? Like, do they have a super pony laboratory in the basement. Or do they like killing their neighbors’ pets and stuffing them?"
Octavia looked mortified, "Sweet Celestia Vinyl, where do you come up with these things."
Vinyl opened her mouth to answer, but Octavia stuck her hoof out to stop her, "On second thought, don't tell me."
Octavia then paused as she thought of something she hadn't told Vinyl.
"Well, they are seventeen years apart in age."
"Holy shit!" Vinyl exclaimed, "And I thought I was too old for you."
Octavia glared at her marefriend, while Vinyl just smirked.
~•~•~•~•~
"Why the hell are they at my parents' house?!" Caramel screamed to himself, making ponies look over at him.
"Oh shit."
Caramel's head snapped towards the source of the voice, to find Lyra and Bon Bon staring at him.
"You two," Caramel growled as he started marching towards the two.
"Lyra I think we need to go," Bon Bon said, backing up quickly.
"Uh, what about-"
"Now!" Bon Bon exclaimed, as she grabbed her marefriend and ran.
Ponies on the streets watched as the two mares ran from an obviously mad stallion.
"Somepony! Call the guards!" A mare exclaimed.
~•~•~•~•~
"So, what brings you two here?" Caramel's mother asked, sitting down on the couch and putting down some tea.
"Well-"
"Hey what's going on out there?" Vinyl asked.
Octavia glared at her marefriend for interrupting her before looking out the window.
There were a ton of police cars, surrounded by a crowd of ponies. However, what she saw next, made her freeze.
It was Lyra, Bon Bon, and Caramel. All being held by police ponies.
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