//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 // Story: Chaotic Symphony // by Deathstrider //------------------------------// AN: Before you all point it out to me, the quote is stolen from Inception, simply because i've been struggling with this chapter for about 2 weeks, any how the usual enjoy the errors etc, and what the hell, PLEASE REVIEW!!! ^.^ EDITED BY Lunat1c CHECK OUT HIS WORK :D(http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Lunat1c) CHAPTER 8 Vinyl looked around herself. Where the buck was she now? She was on what seemed like a beach. This was an improvement on her previous locations, at least the temperatures weren't extreme here. I'm not gonna bother calling out this time, she thought to herself as she looked up and down the stretch of sand. Yet again, there was nothing to see for miles. She knew what was meant to happen next, she was supposed to walk around for a few hours, realise the hopelessness of the situation and "Die". "Screw it." Vinyl said lying down in the sand, "This is my dream. I think. So it'll do what I want it to." A few seconds later there was a parasol in the sand, shading her from the sun. "That's better, but it needs something else." A mound of sand rose up from the rest of the beach loosely resembling the form of a sun lounger. The form froze for a second and exploded into a plastic sun lounger. This was too cool. She looked at the glistening ocean and raised her hoof towards it, a geyser of water shot up about fifty foot into the air and then swirled around in the sky making interesting shapes and patterns, outlines of animals or notes and treble clefs. Vinyl let the water drop back down into the ocean and walked back toward the sun lounger, she lay down on it and looked up at the parasol. "Yeah, this isn't too bad." After vinyl had conjured up a few more creature comforts with her mind, she closed her eyes and took this opportunity for some relaxation from the stress of the previous week or so. The sun beat down throughout the rest of the day, Vinyl not caring much, sleeping or swimming to pass the time. As the sun touched the horizon Vinyl noticed a drop in temperature, she felt a shiver go down her spine as the cold crept into her body. "Time to make a house then." She said, looking at the plot of land that she wanted to turn into her residence for the night. She thought of her apartment back in Ponyville, yeah, that'd do. She locked her eyes onto the ground in front of her, trying to imagine her apartment there. But nothing happened. "C'mon, don't be like this now. It's getting colder." She told the patch of sand. It didn't say anything back. "C'mon." Vinyl urged, trying to summon up her house, "Why aren't you working? It's my mind." It was then that vinyl heard a voice from behind her. Vinyl spun around to see who it's owner was, but she saw nopony. Was she imagining things? She turned back to where her apartment should've been and tried to get it to form again. "Vinyl." The voice whispered, "Vinyl." "Who's there?" She yelled, spinning around. "It's me Vinyl. Don't you know who I am?" The voice enquired. "Wait, I know that voice." Vinyl said. "But it can't be you." "I don't know. Can it?" "Octavia?" "Let me tell you a riddle, Vinyl. You're waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, but you don't know for sure. But it doesn't matter. How can it not matter to you where that train will take you?" The voice trailed off, getting quieter as it retreated over the ocean, toward the sun, leaving Vinyl alone once again. "What does that mean?" Vinyl shouted at the sun. "What does that mean?" Her voice echoed across the sea and all of a sudden she felt a pang of loneliness, but not because she was alone on the beach. It was different, she felt empty, more empty than when Green had left her. A lone tear rolled down her face. Why? Why? "WHY?!" Vinyl screamed in anger at the voice, her throat seizing up and her voice cracking. The scream bounced around the beach and ocean. She got no reply. She sat on the floor and sighed, what was the point of her existence? Why was she on this world? Vinyl looked out into the horizon, looking at the molten ball of flame peeking over the water, looking for answers to her questions. But instead of seeing the answers, she saw something coming towards her. A wave. But it was different from the others, it was big. Very big. It was fast too, and coming towards her, quick. She turned and ran not looking back, the sound of gushing water engulfing her mind and every being. She tripped as if she had been struck by something, she put her hoof to her face and pulled it away revealing blood from a broken nose. By the time she regained her feet the wave was on top of her. Vinyl stopped, turned and looked at the wave. It had slowed down to an almost relaxed speed, it was at a nearly walking pace now. It slowly pulled to a stop but still maintaining it's shape. She studied it, taking in it's being. Looking at how it arched over her, like a giant shell. It was magnificent. It wasn't the same blue as the ocean had been. It was light grey in colour and thousands of feet tall. Vinyl could see swirls of different colours as well mostly either a pale pink or electric blue. What happened next, Vinyl hadn't been prepared for. "VINYL!" The wave boomed, "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" Vinyl scraped her jaw off the sand and replied to the wave. "Erm, no?" She said asking the half question. "I AM YOUR REASON!" The wave told her. "My reason? My reason for what?" "THAT IS FOR YOU TO FIND OUT." "Great another riddle." "NOT A RIDDLE, BUT A DISCOVERY." The voice faded away to silence. "Hello? Mrs. Voice?" Vinyl asked timidly. "Did you figure out my riddle?" A softer voice asked. Vinyl spun away from the wave and saw the silhouette of the pony who had spoken. She had a long mane which was flowing freely and was wearing what looked like a bow-tie. Vinyl wanted to walk toward the mare but found herself frozen in place. "No. I didn't." She said quietly, awe inspired by the silhouette. "The answer is, because you'll be together." And with that, the wave buckled and collapsed on to both of them.