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// Rap Battle #12: Results and Aftermath 
// Story: Epic Rap Battles of MLP 
// by enigmaMystere 
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	Octavia sat in her living room, sipping wine and enjoying some Beethooven in the candlelight. It had been so long since she'd relaxed like this, but she couldn't figure out why that was. 

Suddenly, Vinyl crashed through the window, a strange two-wheeled device following her. Well, until said metal machine got stuck in the window. She got up, removing her helmet and gently rubbing her head, wincing slightly. "...note to self...ponies aren't meant to drive motorcycles..."

She looked around herself, noticing that she had landed right in the middle of Octavia's relaxation session. She rubbed the back of her head, embarrassed. "...um...I-I'll go..." She rushed out of the room...and into two waiting youngsters.

The purple dragon tapped a claw on the floor, unable to properly give a stern look to the two ponies that landed on top of him. "...you know, I've heard of running into ponies, but this is ridiculous." He squeezed out from underneath them, dusting himself off before turning to the larger white unicorn. "Miss Scratch, are the results ready?"

Vinyl coughed softly, getting off of Silver Spoon before consulting her phone. "...let's see..." She began counting the votes, pausing on a strange comment. "...no...just, just no...why did you put that, 'AlphaThroughZeta'!?" She groaned, continuing to count the votes. She stopped once, reading the name 'Slendermane', glancing around with fear. "...no...he's just an old pony's tale...there's no way he's real..." She only halted the counting once more, blushing slightly. "...um...thanks for the vote?"

Eventually, she got to the last one, sighing softly. "The winner, with ninety to thirty-nine, is..." She pointed with a hoof, smirking slightly. "You." E, no author comments right now! You Pinkie Promised!

And so, there were no accidental mid-chapter author comments.

Spike stared at the hoof, inches from his face and pointing right between his eyes. "...I won?" He grinned widely, pumping his fist in the air. "I won!" He turned to Silver Spoon, a serious look on his face. "You remember our agreement, Spoon. Meet me in the basement so we can discuss your...predicament." After a nod from the filly, he turned and went down the stairs.

Vinyl, confused, shrugged and went upstairs, late for a date with 'War of the Worlds'.





Spike sat in the basement of the shared apartment, waiting for the silver filly to enter. He glanced at the two stone pegasi, wondering just why they were there. Looking up, he stared at the newly-replaced glass bulbs. He didn't understand how they worked, but Vinyl made them and said that they worked better than candles. Honestly, he had to agree, though he still didn't understand why she kept them on all the time.

"...Spike?"

He turned around, surprised not to see the earth pony he was expecting, but rather, his white unicorn friend. He grinned at her before motioning to a nearby stack of hay. "Please, Sweetie, join me." He chuckled at the pinkish tint that colored her cheeks, watching her seat herself right next to him. "I have to thank you. Having that rap battle was the only way I'd get Silver Spoon to listen to me!"

Sweetie's blush disappeared, a look of bafflement slowly replacing the sheepish smile on her face. "...what did I do?"

He blinked, staring right at her. "That morning, you gave me the reason to rap against her...didn't you?"

The unicorn shook her head, thinking back to that day. "...no...I was crusading with Applebloom and Scootaloo...that is, until we got news of the rap battle..."

Spike and Sweetie sat in silence with their eyes closed, pondering this strange fact. Suddenly, Sweetie's eyes shot open, her mouth forming an 'o' of surprise. "...now it all makes sense..." She got up and raced up the stairs and out of the building, leaving behind a confused dragon.





I apologize for the odd thing where my story was bumped to the featured box early. ^^; I hit the publish button on accident too early...so yeah, I'll be honest, I'm scrambling to type this out right now. >.<;; I don't want this deleted, especially after all the effort that went into it...

Anyways! Next chapter will be a Q&A one for the rappers so far. (No hate comments, please - those will just be deleted.) Just so you know. And also, the reasons why they (the school-age fillies and colts) had rap battles will be made clear right before the 13th rap battle.

Oh, and comment number three thousand gets to decide who Lyra raps against (can't be Derpy or Ditzy. sorry).

Have a nice day!

Enigma out.~