//------------------------------// // Omega // Story: Fangs // by Sapphic //------------------------------// "Fredric?" I asked out of shock, also gaining the attention of said pony. "Ah, Octavia, I hope you are ready?" He asked in a seemingly bright tone. I turned my gaze to my, ecstatic looking, father and gave him a light jab in his side, gaining his attention. "Um, father?" I asked in a hushed tone, causing him to lean in to hear me. "Yes Octavia?" He said in an equally hushed tone, also seemingly oblivious to the situation at hoof. "Might I speak to you...in private?" I said before walking to the side of the room with him following. "Father, do you not remember what I told you? Fredric was with Beauty whe-" He cut my protests short with a hoof over my mouth. "Octavia, I realize that Fredric was also a part of the cause of this problem, and believe me, I tried to get Harpo instead, but he was unresponsive, and I crossed out Beauty for not only also being a part of the cause, but also because she is a mare." The way he said this marked it as the end of the conversation, and I knew that further protest would only fall on deaf ears, so I sighed in defeat before walking back over to Fredric. "I have hailed a cab for you to get you there faster." My father spoke up in a much more cheery expression than before. "Ready...Fredric?" I near spat out. "As ready as I will be." He said with a smile, one that nearly made me cringe. Fredric got up from his position on the couch across from my mother. Wilfred trotted his way over to the door, with me a Fredric right behind, and opened it for us to go. Fredric led the way and as I was about to head out as well Wilfred leaned over to my ear. "Be careful Octavia." His tone was far more serious than any other time I had spent with him so I took caution to his words. "I will Wilfred." I gave him one last smile before heading out to meet up with Fredric and enter the cab. *~~~*~~~* Wilfred *~~~*~~~* I shut the door politely behind Miss Melody and turned my attention towards Mister Melody. One thing was still bugging me for the past hour now, and I wanted to know the answer. "Mister Melody?" He turned his attention to me. "May you be so kind as to answer something for me?" His expression shifted into a rather curious one. "Of course Wilfred, what is it?" "Well, I noticed that, after talking to Miss Melody, you seemed a bit...off, and it is of my concern to know why." I noticed his expression change yet again, this time to something more cold. "Wilfred, you have served my family for many years and you have earned my praise. Not only for being there for my daughter when we could not, but for being there for me when others could not...Come to my study, Wilfred...I will tell you there." He turned and trotted off to his study and I took no hesitation to follow. We entered the study and he took his normal position behind his desk while I locked the door behind us. After I took my spot in front of his desk he let out a sigh and leaned his head into his hooves. "Wilfred we've known each other for...15 years now?" He said in an exhausted tone. "Yes sir." I responded. "You have known me to be a rather...laid back, carefree type of pony I'm assuming?" "I have gotten that sense sometimes sir." I said with a smile, earning a low chuckle out of him. "Yes, yes, that's what most get out of me." He said lightly. He bent over momentarily and pull out a folder from under his desk. "Wilfred, did Octavia tell you about the mare she had been housing recently?" I decided to play dumb, for my curiosity was getting the best of me, yes I knew of her, but I didn't know about her. "No sir, I don't believe she did." I lied, earning a light chuckle out of him as he slid the folder to my side of the desk. "Well I did some research on her, and using my contacts I found quite some interesting things." I raised a brow at the emphasis he put on his words and opened the folder. My eyes went wide at what I saw. *~~~*~~~* Octavia *~~~*~~~* I was riding down a street with Fredric beside me, it had been about 15 minutes since we left my parents house so I decided to start up some conversation, the East side was still about 15 minutes away, even by cab. "Do you know where we are going?" I asked, attempting to break the long silence. "Of course, to that dreadful East side to retrieve that criminal you've been housing." What he said did not surprise me, what surprised me was the still bright and cheery tone he said in, I raised a brow. "And you were so willing to go on this trip?" I asked. "Octavia, you know I have an immense amount of respect for both you and your family, so yes, I was willing to go and retrieve your un-wanted house guest with you." I cringed. 'So assumptive' I thought to myself. "Fredric, I don't plan on kicking her out. Not until I can either verify or deny what you said about her and her 'criminal activities' are true." I could practically hear him mentally gasp. "Octavia...I-I expected better of you than to go and house some lowly street mare." He sounded disappointed. 'So condescending' "Why? Is it not good for the more fortunate to share their blessings?" I snapped back. "Well us elite are taught never to give to those who don't deserve." 'So arrogant' "I was taught to show manners." I mumbled, making sure he didn't hear me, after all, he was my 'escort'. The rest of the ride passed in mostly silence until the cab driver stopped and informed us that this was our stop, as I stepped out of the cab I instantly noticed the change in scenery. Buildings were made of old brick with a variety of graffiti on the side, mares and stallions alike littered the streets, neon signs that read 'open' lit nearly every nearby building. Fredric must have noticed my look. "Now do you see why I don't like you housing ponies like this?" I paid his comment no mind. "So where is this 'Alpha' club my father spoke of?" Fredric seemed to frown slightly, probably because I ignored his earlier question, before raising a hoof off in front of us. "Down this street a little ways, it is supposed to be a renown club around this area." He said, giving the club a sliver of recognition. "Well, I best not keep my guest waiting." I didn't look, but I could tell he grimaced at my comment, I smiled slightly before setting out in the direction he had pointed in, he followed at more reluctant pace. *~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~* As bad as this side of town was, the ponies who lived here didn't help improve my opinion of it. I couldn't begin to count how many times a drunk stallion, and sometimes mares, would 'tumble' onto me and try something. Luckily, Fredric did managed to do his job rather well. He usually just shouted at them, yelling a supposedly 'degrading' insult at them, I was pretty sure they just went away to try and get away from his loud shouts. Eventually, we did get to the club named 'Alpha', however, we were blocked by a bouncer and Fredric wasn't exactly 'okay' with that. "What do you mean we can't go in?" Fredric shouted at the unfazed bouncer who only sighed for the 3rd time. "Sir, I said you can't go in because you have to wait your turn." His tone was calm, he must deal with these types of things frequently, poor guy. "You lowly filth!" Fredric shouted in rage. "I demand you let us in at once!" The bouncer actually smiled with this sigh. "Fredric, let's just wait in line." I said, rather tired of Fredric's loud voice. Both turned to me, one with a shocked expression, the other with a smile. "Finally, a pony with some sense." The bouncer said brightly. Fredric only mumbled and trotted to the back of the line, I was about to turn and join him until the bouncer stopped me with a whistle, I shifted my gaze back to him. "Hey girl." He stepped aside and lifted the rope. "I only do this for people with sense, and you certainly got some, unlike your buddy who will be waiting like everypony else." My eyes widened and his smile only grew. "T-thank you." I stuttered before trotting into the club. *~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~* This club was much similar to the one where I originally met Vinyl, it had a loud form of electronic music blaring out of over sized speakers, but I paid no mind to that, I was looking for Vinyl. I scanned the red dome shaped room quite thoroughly for about ten minutes before sighing and settling my eyes on the bar. 'Well, If I can't find her, I will let her find me.' I thought with a smile before trotting towards the mosh-pit of ponies settling in front of the DJ booth. After I burst through the other side of the sweaty sea of ponies, panting from all the pushing, I all but crawled over to a bar stool beside a unconscious stallion. "Hi there! Can I get you anything?" I turned to see a cheeky barmare staring me in the eyes, it was rather unnerving. "U-um, s-sure." I stuttered, I really need to work on my public relation skills when I get the time. "And that would be?" She said with a giggle that made me blush. "Really anything would be fine..." Somehow, her face brightened even more. "Oh! Does this mean I get to pick?!" Her smile was practically going off her face now. "U-um...sure?" She squealed with delight before rushing off to go get, what I could only assume, was a drink, letting me return to scanning the club for Vinyl, not 5 minutes later she returned with a glass of...something. "Um...what is that?" I asked, genuinely curious of what it was. "Oh, just something I have been giving to all the other people that look like they could use some 'loosening up'." Her smile was now officially creeping me out, but an idea popped into my idea at the same time . "Was one of those ponies a white mare? Blue mane and probably some purple glasses?" I asked. 'If anypony would know where somepony is at a club it would be the barmare...right? I was relieved when she answered. "You mean Vinyl? Yeah I gave her one too, cheered her right up!" I sighed. Good, maybe she won't be too mad with me now. "Do you know where she is?" She nodded her head quickly before pointing over to a hallway. "Last door on the right, she said she needed to rest a bit so I let her sleep in the back." I smiled and thanked her before getting up from my stool and trotting towards the hallway where the barmare had told me. The first thing I noticed when going down the hall was the decorations. They were genuine for even a manner where I live at, things such as expensive paintings hung from the wall, giving the red wallpaper a new appeal, one of class. I arrived at the last door of the hallway, the one on the right to be exact and exhaled before opening the door, resulting in a pony falling onto me from the inside of the door. I landed on my head and was a bit dazed for a second before I shook my head and looked up to try to see who had landed on me, the first thing I saw was a blue and teal highlighted mane, the next was a white coat, I pieced it all together when I saw the purple sunglasses poking out. The head of my guest lifted her head up before rubbing their, now uncovered, eyes. When she lifted her hooves from her eyes they were dilated and I felt my heart start to race...again. Her eyes seemed to widen when they found me and mischievous smile braced her face. "Octi!" She said in a cheery tone before wrapping me in a hug, I gulped.