Octavia was not about to let this happen. Every fiber of her being was against such things. There was no way this scrawny little mare would get away with hurting an innocent pony. Especially not this young, white unicorn, who showed no sign of even considering to defend herself; which would not have been very hard on her part, considering her muscular frame.
Four ponies had her in their grip, and there was another one throwing a hoof into Vinyl's face, who seemed to completely zone out from the attack to her temple. She's pretty strong for a pegasus... as Vinyl's limp form hit the ground with a sickening thud, Octavia snapped.
Rage.
The four unicorns had no idea who they were now dealing with. Octavia was not one to just sit there complacently-oh no-she knew very well her capabilities. A hoof in the face of the colt behind her made a gut wrenching crunch as his muzzle was crushed with the force of a brick wall hitting him at twenty miles per hour. He fell back, unconscious, but not in desperate need of an ambulance. The mare on her right, however, was much less fortunate as a front leg made painful contact with her throat, cutting off vital air supply. The remaining two backed off, staring at the lightning fast damage.
"You'd best get her to the hospital, you worthless sacks of shit!" she spat, as she raced towards the green mare beating up the innocent unicorn. "Vinyl..!" she screamed as she barreled towards the two.
A weak voice cried out Octavia's name as the white face searched. Despite the glasses still managing to cling to the pony's face, Octy could determine that Vinyl had no hope to see more than flashes of movement at this point as she began to black out.
Octavia's vision narrowed as she leapt at the assailant. She hit Needles hard, and the two tumbled to the ground. Vinyl screamed at the sudden weight and went limp, her breathing steadying. oh, In hope she's okay... The slender mare yelped as her wing hit the ground, crumpling in an unnatural manner.
"You little bitch!" Needles yelled at the grey ball of fury on top of her. Octavia barely heard it as she slammed a forehoof into the glaring green face. It felt so good to release her years of frustration onto this well-deserving mare. Seeing those yellow eyes fill with terror somehow satisfied her while at the same time made her terrified as well.
There was a reason Octavia never let her temper rise as much as it was now, and that reason made her sick to her stomach as she released the battered pegasus. Pine Needles immediately ran, leaving Octavia and her unconscious roommate alone.
Well, there goes my chance of having a relaxing drink with my new roommate... Octy thought to herself as she used her muzzle to scoop the white filly onto her back. Huh. She's pretty light for her size.
The disgruntled grey mare began retracing her steps back to the apartment, oblivious of the ponies she passed on the streets that gave her odd looks. Until, that is, they seemed to recognize the bloodied unicorn she was carrying.
Vinyl awoke to the cold touch of an ice-pack coming into contact with her temple. She let out a sharp yelp as the frozen object touched a small gash as sent a head-splitting pain through her spine. "HOLY CRAP, MOM THAT"S FREEZING!" she screamed, batting the grey hoof away. Her breathe caught in her throat and her heart sped up as she realized something. "Wait..."
Bright purple eyes stared kindly down at her. And then she remembered. She remembered waking up for a few seconds as the posh grey mare carried her broken body home. Those shimmering amethyst eyes had turned back to greet the stirring pony on her back as Vinyl shifted herself to drape her hooves around the slender neck of her new friend.
"Oct-tavia..? You're okay..? And you...don't hate me?" but just as quickly as she had awoken, Vinyl again passed into unconsciousness.
"I can understand your confusion, Miss Scratch, but I am not your dam," the grey mare chuckled lightly. "But I'm sure you're used to your mother waking you up in such a manner, considering you seemed to know exactly what was happening with that green pony."
A devious smile lit up Octy's face as she revealed her next piece of information. "You may want to know that she should not be bothering you anymore..." Her smile wilted. "Though i must say that I am not proud of myself for my outburst..."
Vinyl shook her head in confusion. Was she hearing things, or had Octavia actually said that? "W-what? but there were four unicorns restraining you! How-you-GAH!..My brain hurts..." She put her hooves over her face and took a few deep breaths. There was still something nagging at her, and now was probably the only chance she would receive.
"Octavia, you are the only pony who has ever cared enough to help me...So why don't you hate me like everypony else..?"
The question caught Octavia off guard. She opened her mouth to speak, but shut it when she realized that she didn't have an answer. Why would she possibly hate somepony for getting beat up? It made absolutely no sense to her, until she remembered what that mare had said just before she started laying in to Vinyl: Restrain the bitch, but leave Shades here to me. I'll deal with her next...
"Vinyl, I'm guessing that anypony unlucky enough to be near you when you ran into this...Pine Needles character got roughed up just as bad as you?" Vinyl nodded. "I seriously doubt they hate you, but they would be afraid of being associated with you." Octavia smiled. "I, on the other hand, am not one to scare easily. Besides, I would never let some self obsessed bitch attack my friend and get away with it."
The white mare on the bed smiled happily as she raised her head from her hooves. "Thanks, Tavi. That really means a lot to me," her rough voice choked out. She once again batted the ice-pack away as Octavia tried to press it against the swollen head-wound. Octavia only smiled at the broken mare. She would be fine with a good night's sleep.
"Well, Vinyl," she stated as she stood from her seated position beside the bed, "I'm going to sleep, and i suggest you do the same. Your concussion is not severe, so there shouldn't be much of a problem, but you do have a few cracked ribs. If you need anything, don't hesitate to wake me up." And with that, she walked out of the room.