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// 51 Leap by Cobalt Ravenscroft 
// Story: Rhythm and Harmony: The Octascratch Prompt Collab 
// by lyra_lover777 
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Leap by Cobalt Ravenscroft



Canterlot. Home of the Royal Sisters and Canterlot castle. Like most days, it was exceptionally sunny with a pleasant breeze blowing through the streets between the tall buildings. Nothing unusual was happening here, especially not two mares standing on top of one of the taller buildings of the south district wearing body-concealing white robes, nope, nothing strange here.
“Are you sure this is absolutely necessary, Vinyl?” one of the mares said to the other.
“If you want to be an Assassin, Octi,” Vinyl replied, “you gotta do it.” She was enjoying this far too much for how much her friend was suffering.
“But couldn’t we, I don’t know, not try to leap from the top of our apartment block into the swimming pool across the road?!” Octavia screamed at her marefriend and her insane idea of an initiation.
Vinyl put a hoof to her chin in thought, “When you put it like that, it does sound a bit nuts,” she mused, “but that just makes it all the more fun!” At any over point in time, Octavia would love to see Vinyl smiling, but right now it made this whole experience all the more terrifying.
“But… but what if… what if I,” the thought was now at the forefront of the grey mare’s mind, “what if I die, Vinyl?” Her eyes were filled with tears, but Vinyl knew exactly what to do for her.
“Come her, babe,” Vinyl motioned for Octavia to come closer for a hug and she couldn’t have accepted quicker.
The two of them sat there for a few minutes, Vinyl slowly stroking Octavia’s smoky mane as she openly sobbed into the white mare’s coat.
Still in their embrace, Vinyl spoke up softly, “I’ve done this jump plenty of times, Octi,” she attempted to soothe Octi’s worrying mind, “and besides, it ain’t called a leap of faith for nothing.”
“I know, I have watched you, dear,” Octavia’s voice was muffled by Vinyl’s robes, “I’m just scared.”
“Believe me, I was scared my first time, too,” Vinyl reassured her, “but it gets better each time until you stop noticing the fear.”
They sat there for a few minutes more until Octavia broke the hug, “I think I’m ready, Vinyl.”
“Atta girl,” she half cheered, not wanting to scare Octavia any more than she already was, “the jump zone’s all marked ready, just take your time, line up the jump then take a run up, you’ll do just fine.”
“Can we do something special tonight?” Octi asked hopefully.
“Already got the table booked.”
“I love you, Vinyl,” Octavia embraced Vinyl again.
“Love you too, Tavi,” Vinyl said, completing the embrace.
“Okay, I can do this,” Octavia said to herself quietly as she looked over the edge and at the swimming pool below, “for Vinyl.”
She moved to the opposite end of the roof, took a deep breath, and ran. She leapt off the edge, feeling the wind rush through her mane as her hood came off. Time slowed as the pool came into view, closer and closer.
Splash.