Vinyl drove her car up to the airport terminal. It was extremely busy that day. She walked through the crowded terminals, hoping that her best friend wasn't already dead. She pushed through the crowds of people looking for the next flight to Sicily.
Suddenly, Vinyl's eyes caught something. She could see a grey pony with a charcoal colored mane being pushed along by a deep red suited pony. The grey pony had a white collar with a pink bowtie. Vinyl's eyes widened. She charged at them, pushing through the crowd.
Bright One looked over and saw Vinyl in time to nudge Octavia further at knife point. Octavia and Bright ran through the terminal as fast as their legs could carry them, with Vinyl close behind.
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Two working ponies were doing some extra work to the airport terminal. They held a glass sheet in their hands as they walked through the hallway. Suddenly, a trio of ponies ran right through and smashed the glass sheet they were carrying!
The two ponies looked at each other. "Don't look at me." said one of the two. "You're the one who suggested we carry the glass like this."
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Octavia was desperately hoping that Vinyl would catch and save her, but was being forced to run away from her rescuer at knife point by her kidnapper. They barged through baggage and smashed through crowds, all of them headed for the flight to Sicily. Suddenly, Bright One opened his coat and at least a thousand tiny marbles fell out. Vinyl had no time to stop when she slipped and fell flat on her back.
The rescuing unicorn looked up to see her best friend and her kidnapper running on board the plane they searched.
"You win this one." said Vinyl. "But NOPONY gets away with my best friend."
Fortunately for Vinyl, there was a second flight headed to the same destination. She eagerly boarded it, and it left ten minutes earlier than Bright One's flight ended up doing.
"Having time ahead means I can stake them out and rescue Octavia before that freak even knows she's been rescued." said Vinyl to herself.
On the flight, she began to plan out her attack on the kidnapper. But in the middle of her thought, she began to think.
"Hmm... exactly why does this guy want Octavia in Sicily?" she questioned herself. "Is there some kind of weapon there he wants to use? Is there a friend of his there who knows how to painfully kill? What does he want to take Octavia to Sicily for?"
Eventually, Vinyl shook herself out of it and began to further plan her attack on the kidnapper.
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15 hours passed before the planes landed. Vinyl arose from her seat and walked down the jetway. In her head, all she could think about was her best friend. She walked to the exit of the jetway and turned to look for the jetway to Bright and Octavia's plane. Once she found it, she picked up a potted plant sitting at the corner of the room and stood net to the entrance to the jetway, waiting.
Meanwhile, Bright One began tapping his knife at Octavia's back, signaling her to move. She started walking down the jetway into the terminal, when suddenly the silence was broken by a loud CRASH and a scream of pain. Vinyl had smashed the potted plant into Bright One's face, his face now bleeding with shards of the broken pot sticking out of his cuts. Vinyl took this moment to run with Octavia across the hallway, and the two musicians darted for the exit.
Bright One wiped his cuts from debris and gave an angry scowl as he plowed through the crowds chasing after Octavia and her rescuer. The three of them eventually found themselves darting out into the parking lot, narrowly avoiding traffic and buses. Vinyl and Octavia started looking for a getaway. By some miracle, Vinyl spotted a Ferrari 360 Modena parked nearby. She bashed out the car's window to unlock the door and quickly used her intellect to hotwire the car. It roared to life and sped off with Octavia in the passenger seat.
Bright One wasn't too far behind with them, as he had found a BMW Z8 Roadster and was able to hotwire it. The two supercars burst out of the gates to the parking lot and sped out into the streets of the city of Palermo.
Vinyl was surprised to see Bright One still on their tails when she looked into the car's mirrors. That, however, didn't faze her whatsoever as she pressed her hoof further down on the accelerator pedal. The two cars cleared a 90 degree corner in the middle of the city as traffic swerved and screeched to avoid them.
"He's still on our tails!" shouted Octavia over the noise of the massive V8 engine.
"He won't be for long!" shouted Vinyl back at her. She cranked the steering wheel to the left and the car swerved into a pedestrian plaza. Birds flew up off the ground desperately trying to avoid the red supercar that was roaring through their territory. Determined not to let them escape, Bright One followed closely. They drove straight through a fountain and smashed through an ice cream stand before re-uniting with the road.
"You're gonna have to do more than that, mate!" shouted Octavia. "He's still right on our-"
THUMP! Octavia was cut short when Bright One gave their car a hard ram on the rear end. "So, he wants to play rough, huh?" asked Vinyl. "Well, I can play rough, too!"
Vinyl hit the brakes and pulled alongside the BMW, giving it a sharp slam to the side. Bright One almost lost control of his vehicle, driving straight on to the sidewalk and crashing through a tourist gift shop. Once back on the road, he pushed his car as hard as it would possibly go.
The two vehicles found themselves heading for the motorway out of the city. Octavia started looking for something to throw. Fortunately, she found somepony's purse sitting in the floor of the car. She picked it up and threw it behind them, and its contents spilled all over the BMW's windscreen. The windshield wipers were just barely able to wipe away the gigantic mess of money, tissues, and other purse-held items. Once the giant smear of paper items was finally cleared off his windscreen glass, it was too late. He saw another car headed straight for him.
Vinyl and Octavia both gave each other a brohoof in excitement. "Thanks, Vinyl. If it weren't for you, I'd probably be a dead girl." said Octavia.
"Don't mention it." replied Vinyl. "It's what best friends do."
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It was several hours later when they pulled up at a volcano on the other side of Sicily. "I learned there's a gift shop and en eatery here." said Vinyl. "We can refuel and relax before going back to the home."
The two got out of the Ferrari and walked into the eatery. Vinyl began placing orders. However, Octavia's curiosity ate away at her as she looked outside at the volcano. "Hey, Vinyl. I'll return." she said as she walked outside. Octavia looked up at the massive crater in the earth. She set off on a walk to its peak in hopes for a spectacular view.
She walked up the trail happily, thinking to herself. The rocks that lined the sides of the mountain stuck out in the most interesting ways, some appearing as if they were about to fall off. It was anyone's guess as to how they didn't. The dirt and gravel that made up the hiking trail were surprisingly well kept, and the evening sky continued to become less blue and more orange the further the sun set. It was a truly gorgeous sight to behold. Octavia couldn't help but smile as she walked between a few tall, green trees on her way up. The further she went up the mountainside, the rockier the scene became. A hillside that was once covered in grass and trees now appeared as a canyon. Octavia could tell she was getting closer to the volcano's crater by looking at the changes in natural appearance.
Once she reached the top, the view was just as stunning as she had hoped. The Medditerranean Sea was visible in the distance, the sunlight glimmering upon its smooth surface. In the other direction were mountains for miles. Each direction Octavia turned looked like a postcard.
"Well, maybe I should show this to Vinyl. But I'm sure she's waiting for me. Better head back down." she said to herself.
But suddenly, a familiar figure jumped out from behind a rock and punched Octavia in the chest. The grey mare fell to her back and looked up. There stood Bright One with the same horrifically angry expression as before.
"Did you think that crash I had killed me!?" he shouted aloud. "What's kind of interesting is that I brought you to Sicily in the first place so I could throw you into this very volcano!"
Octavia's heart pumped faster. "What do you mean!?" she asked.
"I MEAN THIS!" screamed Bright One as he kicked Octavia in the gut. Octavia fell backwards and fell over a ledge. She landed on her back on a rock formation inside the volcano's crater.
It was like a maze in there. Multiple rock formations towered out of the lava. Further down, Octavia could see extremely sharp spike-like rocks sticking out of the lava. It was official: this was closer to Hell than she had ever been.
Suddenly, Bright One jumped onto a nearby rock formation and started charging at Octavia, jumping from cliffside to rock to rock. Something in Octavia's heart told her to fight back, and her brain clearly obeyed. She stood up and began throwing punches at her enemy, who tried to kick her but missed. Bright One suffered a blow to the face, and quickly returned the favor at Octavia, who received a knock on the forehead. Octavia swung Bright One around and knocked him against a large rock.
Bright One opened his eyes to see Octavia charging at her. Bright One picked up a decent side rock and flung it at her. The stone hit Octavia in the jaw and sent it bleeding. Octavia collapsed onto the ground. Bright One smiled maniacally as he got up to deliver the final blow. But it was too late when he realized his injury prevented him from being able to stand up quickly. He suddenly felt a jolt of pain in his hip, which made him lose his balance. He stumbled around until he fell off of the rock formation, screaming in horror as he fell closer and closer to the burning rock below. His body landed atop a spiked rock and practically tore itself in half, blood and flesh spilling from its remains. Everything that was left of him fell into the flames and ended itself.
Octavia got up from her position and looked down into the lava.
Nothing.
She climbed out of the rock formation and out of the crater. Her trip back down the mountainside was much less enjoyable than her trip up it.
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"So, you're certain he's dead now?" said Vinyl, curious.
"Yes. I'm certain." said Octavia.
"Well, good. I've had enough of that son of a bitch." said Vinyl, satisfied.
They flagged a taxi to take them back to the Palermo airport, leaving the stolen Ferrari behind in hopes somepony would tow it and give it back to its owner. Once at the airport, they had to wait 3 hours for the next flight home, but they decided it was worth it. Once on the plane and flying home, Vinyl couldn't help but watch the night sky outside, thinking how accomplished she was.
Suddenly, she turned to Octavia. "I'VE GOT IT! THANKS, OCTAVIA!" she shouted in pure joy.
"What?" asked Octavia, confused. "I think I'm the one who should be thanking you."
"Yesterday, I was writing my latest song. I was having a boatload of trouble trying to think of something new and original, but I think this adventure inspired me enough to base lyrics after it! It'll be the most original electronic song ever to hit the market since 2005 when Dave Rodgers released 'Eldorado'!"
Sure enough, when Vinyl released her latest song the next day, it was a massive success. Vinyl ended up playing the song live at the very theater where Octavia exposed the new deceased Bright One.
"My heart is burning like some molten stone! I won't lose your love when I'm nothing but bones!" sang Vinyl with wubs blaring in the background. Octavia sat back in her seat, enjoying the music. "Now THIS is what I call a happy ending." she said.