Chapter Five
You woke up the next day feeling more refreshed than you have in years. You also got the pleasant sight of Vinyl's eyes looking deep into yours.
"Morning!" Vinyl said to you.
"Good morning to you too." You said to her, smiling.
You got up out of bed and looked out the small, dust covered window. You saw nothing, except the forest. You turned around and went to the cabinet. You opened it up to find some Twinkies, and passed one to Vinyl. Right as you opened your Twinkie up, you heard someone pound on the doors.
"Slide under the bed!" You whispered to Vinyl.
She did as you asked. You grabbed a knife out of a drawer, and stood where the door would cover you when it opened. The visiter opened the door and walked in, looking around. You peeked out from behind the door to see who it was. It was a single royal guard. You jumped out from behind the door and brought the guard down to the floor of the safe house. You rolled him over and stabbed him several times in the chest, blood spattering everywhere, until he stopped moving completely.
You got up, covered in blood. You looked out the window to see another group of guards walking towards the house, coming to see what was taking the other guard so long. You looked to Vinyl, who was still under the bed.
"I will distract them, don't move until I am far away from here. The next safe house is east of here, head there." You said to her quietly.
"You will meet me there right?" Vinyl asked.
"I can't make any promises, good luck, and goodbye." You said with a weak smile, knowing your time was near.
You walked out the front door, as tears streamed down your face. You spun the knife in your hand, so you were holding the blade of the knife. The guards started walking quickly towards you. You lifted your arm and threw the knife with amazing accuracy and speed. It struck the guard closest to you through the eye, and he fell lifelessly to the ground with blood pouring out of the open wound. The others picked up the pace into a full gallop towards you, and you took off towards the west, away from the safe house.
You ran as fast as you could, tears still streaming from your eyes. Your mind was racing, thinking about Vinyl, and if she would be ok. You thought about yourself, what it would be like to be in prison, or death, if you were lucky. You kept running and the forest was getting denser, and darker. It reminded you of a long hallway, with darkness closing in on both sides. You looked back to see the guards were still in pursuit. You decided you were far enough away to end the chase. You stopped on the path and waited for the guards to catch up to you. They ran up to you and knocked you to the ground.
"You are under arrest and coming with us!" The guard said.
You did as they asked without resisting. They followed on either side of you, and you started the long walk back to Ponyville.
"Where will you take me, once we get back?" You ask one of the guards.
"You will be taken to Canterlot and put on trial in front of Princess Celestia." The guard said.
Your stomach turned at the thought.
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It was dark when you finally made it to the edge of the Everfree. You saw the few ponies that were outside at this late hour give you nasty looks. You figured they recognized you from the newspaper. You just hung your head low to the ground and let your mind continue to race. You thought about your dream, and realized something. You had reached the end of your dream. This was rock bottom. You would never see Vinyl again, and never tell her how you felt. You regret that the most. The guards took you into a back alley to avoid other ponies that may not take kindly to your presence. That's when you saw it, a figure on top of the building. You couldn't make out who it was but you saw it focusing on the guards on either side of you. It had blades in both hooves, and was getting ready to pounce. You knew exactly what was going on. The figure leaped down towards you, and you jumped backwards. The guards however, didn't even see the figure until it was too late, they didn't stand a chance. The figure landed in between them slamming the knives into each of their backs as she did. The guards winced in pain, and the figure pulled the knives out and put them across each of their throats, ending their lives simultaneously.
You couldn't believe your eyes, it couldn't be, Vinyl. She lifted her head and looked at you with a smile, tears running down her face knowing what she had done, but she was still smiling. You walked up to her, and looked her in the eyes, leaning in, you give her a strong, passionate kiss. Your tongues danced with as you kissed and held each other close in your arms. After several minutes, Vinyl broke the kiss. She looked at you with a smile, and you did the same.
"You came back for me, you shouldn't have." You said to her.
"What did you expect me to do, let you get caught?" Vinyl asked.
You heard the sound of guards heading towards the alley.
"We'd better get out of here." Vinyl said.
You nodded in agreement. You both took off down the alley away from the sounds of the guards.
"Where are we going to go?" You ask.
"We need to get out of Ponyville, there are too many guards looking for us." she replied.
You followed her as she darted in and out of different alleys making sure to make both of your trails harder to follow.
"I say we head to Lasso Vegas, and blend in for awhile." Vinyl said.
You thought about Lasso Vegas, lots of bright lights, beautiful buildings, and lots of gambling. You had been there once before and you loved it there. It was where the rich ponies went.
"Sure, I am up for that." You said.
"Awesome, lets hide out at the edge of the Everfree tonight and we can catch a train in the morning." Vinyl replied.
You nodded in agreement.
You both walked over to the edge of the Everfree and lied down. Vinyl curled up close to you, and you put a hoof around her and pulled her a little closer.. For the situation that you were both stuck in, you felt good, being with her, able to protect her, and she could do the same for you. You felt her turn to face you and she nuzzled her face into your shoulder, and you rested your head next to hers. You both drifted off into a deep and peaceful sleep, but just before you did, you realized that this was the ending to your dream with Vinyl.