When we finally arrived back at Twilight's castle, it was complete chaos. The whole place was a mess and both Len and Twilight were running through the castle like complete maniacs. Even Twilight's mane was in that 'crazy' stage of making the purple alicorn look like a crazed murderer.
Both me and Luka was about to question it until we heard a faint screaming. Of course it can't be Len since it was a feminine scream. And it can't be Luka, Twilight or I since none of us screamed. Therefore it had to be an intruder.
Before Luka could stop me, I started running towards the echoed screaming. I used my hearing skills to listen to the intruder's conversation. Like before, it was a female's voice, but I couldn't understand her. It was like she was speaking some sort of foreign, but familiar language. With Kaito's coat still in my hugging grip, I pressed on.
I tried to listen to the voice again, but now it was just silence, my breathing being the only sound. I was about to give up until I heard some footsteps. I knew they weren't hoof-steps cause it sounded like two shoes tapping the ground unlike four hooves in a rhythmic way.
I then silently followed the footsteps, making sure not to make a sound. I also heard a door creak open, then close, hearing the lock click. I then realize that the sound came from the next corner. The intruder was just around the corner.
Knowing what to do, and human instincts coming in, I quietly removed my microphone from the velcro strap, and bent downwards to make myself less noticeable. I then watched as the tall figure walk right passed me, not noticing that I was right behind her. As quick as I could, I brought the mic forward, and hit her across the head with it, bringing the figure down and unconscious. When I finally made sure she was knocked out. I got closer to the figure now noticing her appearance.
But before I could take a good look, a bright red light shined around the newcomer and disappeared as quickly as it came. When I could look at her again, I noticed that her clothes changed, making the girl look a little more mature.
She seemed to have the same headset on, but her shirt looked more like a thin coat and I could see her, uh, black bra a bit. The red coat itself just wrapped itself around her top chest, making her belly exposed as well. I looked at her arms, seeing that some black sleeves were adorned on them, and that they nearly strapped against the skin of her arms. And on her hand were the same colored as the thin coat fingerless gloves. There was a black bar on her left glove as well. It sometimes showed some light and symbols.
I looked lower on her waistline, seeing a red skirt on, wrapped around in a white belt. I also saw a bit of black below the skirt, making me assume that she was wearing black shorts beneath the skirt.
And lastly, she was wearing brown boots with black long socks.
I tried to look at her more, knowing that I knew her, but just couldn't remember the Vocaloid's name, that is, until the newcomer opened her eyes.
"AHHHHHH!" I said.
"AHHHHHH!" She said in a much more womanly voice.
"AHHHHHH!" We both said simultaneously.
After we both finished our loud screaming, the new girl ran and ducked for cover while I stayed in the middle of the hallway. She quickly poked her head out and examined me a bit. After a minute or two, she finally got out of her hiding place, now sitting in front of me. She was also touching my hair and bow, probably testing if I was really real.
"Anatahadare?" She spoke in another language.
"Huh?" I spoke my confused state.
Anatahadare? Soshite, kono basho wa nanidesu ka?" She spoke again.
"I don't understand." I said.
She then started talking to herself; that I assumed.
"Anata wa naniwoshita? Naze kanojo wa watashi o rikai suru koto wa dekinal nodarou ka?"
'Wait a minute? "watashi?" isn't that, like, Japanese?' I thought. 'Maybe that's what she's speaking! Dang it! Why did I have to learn spanish instead of Japanese in school!?'
I watched as the newcomer continued to speak to herself. 'Hold on! She understands english, but doesn't speak it.'
"Um, excuse me?" I called out to her, in which I caught her attention. "Do you realise that you're speaking Japanese?"
"Nihon no?" She said in a confused tone.
"Uh, yeah. Japanese. Your speaking it and I don't understand it." I explained.
"Karo wa sōgo rikai de yoriyoi shien suru tame ni, watashi ni kono maikuro chippu o ataeta no wa kono tamedarou ka?" She spoke again, this time bringing out a red microphone and examining it. She then flicked a switch and the mic turned on, showing a bit of a red glow. She then brought the mic to her face and spoke through it.
"Anata wa ima watashi o kiku koto ga dekimasu ka? <Can you hear me now?>" She asked, it which I completely understood her.
"Y-yeah!" I answered.
"Ā, kamisama ni kansha. <Oh thank god.>" She said. "Dakara, anata wa Anata ha ima daredearu ka oshiete moraemasu ka? <So, can you tell me who you are now?>" She asked.
"O-oh, sorry. I'm Rin Kagamine." I answered. "Who are you?"
"Watashi wa Sakine Meiko omou yo. <I guess I'm Sakine Meiko.>" She answered.
"That's the name!" I shouted, scarring Meiko. "Whoops, sorry."
"Watashi wa, sore wa ī no yo. <I-It's fine.>" She said. "Watashitachi wa tonikaku, doko ni itu no? <Where are we anyways?>"
"Oh, uh, you're in Twilight's castle. In Equestria." I answered.
"E-Equestria?! Anata wa shinkokuna koto wa dekimasen? <E-Equestria?! You can't be serious?>" She said, though it was a bit weird to hear her say the word 'Equestria' like that.
"Uh, yeah. I'm guessing that you got a strange E-mail too, right?" I assumed. 'Damn. I'm making lot's of assumptions in this chapter.'
"Un, shikashi dono yō you- ga yatta. Tsukamatte iru.Anata ga fusoku shite iru tīn'eijā no 1dearu ka. <Yeah but how did you-hold on. Are you one of the missing teenagers?!>" She shouted, making me back up.
"Um, yes?" I said which sounded more like I asked.
"Hokanohito wa koko ni aru! Karera wa chōdo watashitachi no yō ni, henkō shimashita ka? Kakushitsu ga koko Equestria de anata o shutoku suru tame ni onaji koto o shita ka. <Are the others here?! Did they change just like us? Did Discord do the same to get you here in Equestria?!>" As she was asking these questions, she didn't notice that she was holding me by the shoulders and getting closer to my face, making me reel back. Accidentally, she dropped the mic and now I couldn't understand her at all.
I was about to pull her back, until I heard a set of hooves and feet getting closer. I turned my head just in time to see Twilight, Luka and Len come down the same hall as we were in.
"Wh-what the-Rin? Who's that?" Twilight asked the one question that was probably in the other two's mind.
"Uh, hey, Twilight. This is Meiko. And strangely, she can speak Japanese." I said.
"Un sore wa hontōda." Meiko said, which I guessed she was agreeing with me.
"Eeyup, that's Japanese alright." Len said.
"Wait, Japanese?" Twilight asked.
"It's one of the many languages that humankind has created." Luka explained in simple terms.
"Oh, okay." Twilight said.
"Dakara, hontōni towairaito, yūjō no ōjo to iu kotodesu?" Meiko asked, still not noticing that she didn't have her mic.
"Can you pick up your mic and say that again?" I asked, pointing towards the item in need.
"A, gomen." She said, picking up the mic.
"Watashi ga itte ita tōri, sono towairaitodesu ka? <As I was saying, is that Twilight?>" She asked, getting everyone except me by surprise.
"Eeyup. That's Twilight alright." I answered. "And this is Luka and Len." I said, pointing at the other two.
"Ruka, to ren, wakarimashita. Hoka no dare wa arimasu ka? <Luka and Len, okay. Is there anyone else?>" Meiko asked, surprising me by the latest question.
"W-well, It's kind of a long story." I said.
"Yeah, speaking of, where is Kaito? Did he stay back at the farm?" Len asked, making me feel more upset.
"Rin." Luka called for my attention. "I'll explain it to them, why don't you relax in your room."
"O-okay." I then got up, small tears starting to form, and I started walking away from the group.
The last thing I heard was 'You're not gonna like this...' from Luka's voice.
~
When I finally arrived in my bedroom, I quickly lied on my bed, quilt still folded onto the mattress, and very effortlessly, cried like the wimp I know I am.
I didn't care how long or how loud I cried, I just needed to let it all out. I can feel all the tears going down my cheeks and onto the pillow, just ignoring the poor state I was in. I'm guessing that I was too into, well, crying, that I didn't notice someone coming in.
While my head was in the pillow, I felt a small hand latch to my shoulder. I turned my head to see that it was Len, my brother. He was sitting on the side of the bed.
I quickly wiped the excess tears on my cheek and cleaned my nose, letting out tiny sniffles.
"Are you finished?" He asked.
All I could do was make a tiny nod.
"S-so did you hear the b-bad news?" I asked, getting a nod from my brother.
"Yeah...about Kaito." Len said emotionless.
"Does Kamui know?" I asked another question, in which it actually kept Len silent.
"N-no...he doesn't..." Len finally said.
"Is Twilight telling him right now?"
"S-she can't tell him."
"Why?"
"'Cause he's not here anymore." Len finally said.
"Wh-what?" I was confused.
"He's not with us anymore...he's missing." Len then explained. "Twilight was going to work more on Luka's idea, seeing how Kamui was. But when she arrived, he was gone. The only thing that was left was an empty room and an opened window. Twilight followed the excess magic trail that led to the Everfree forest. Of course at this moment, he's either too deep into the forest to find...or dead."
"...no."
"Now Rin, it's-"
"NO!" I then let out a ragged scream, not knowing that it probably was loud enough for all of Ponyville to here.
At this moment I didn't know what I was doing. After that small rant, I just. snapped. I didn't know what I was doing. Everything just blacked out.
~
I didn't know what was going on. All I could remember was yelling at Len for some reason. But now I was in some black void. Where it was just me and me alone. With no other choice, I started walking.
It was weird, not hearing my footsteps even though it's super quiet in this void. I continue onward and still see nothing within this void I might be trapped in. I was about to call out for help until I saw a spec in the distance. I squinted my eyes to find out what or who it was, but it was too far away for me to see.
I started walking a bit faster, looking like that strange walk/run you do while crossing the street. As I got closer. I noticed that it was a silhouette of somebody. By the figure standing on two legs, I knew it was a human. When I was a few meters away, I noticed something odd, but familiar about the unknown human.
When I was about a couple of feet away, I realized that first, it was a girl, due to her hairstyle, another thing about the hairstyle was that it was. mine. No. I'm serious! The hairstyle was short, but straight. I also noticed that she was wearing the same bow and outfit like mine, only that the bow seemed more white and that instead of yellow and white, it was back and light grey.
It was silent between the two of us, of course, I wasn't sure if this new girl knew I was here, since she was showing her backside. I opened my mouth to say something, but I quickly closed it, not really knowing what to say.
But I really needed to say nothing, seeing that her head tilted a bit, making me tense up.
"So you finally arrived." She spoke. "I honestly thought that I had to wait until you fell asleep, but I guess not."
She then turned around, making me see her yellow eyes. I also noticed that on her left arm, instead of a tattooed '02' it was '-02'.
"W-who are you?" I asked.
"I'm you." She answered.
I just gave a confused look.
"To make things more simple, I'm your other half. your 'dark' side. Also named Rui Kagene" She explained.
"But. I don't have a dark side?" I said.
"Of course you don't know. You never let me out and show your true colors." She said. "To be honest, these aren't my clothes, I just wanted to wear them once, but now it seems weird."
"Do you want to change?" I asked.
"Sure. It'll make things better." She then glowed within a black aura, then her clothes were changed to something more. innocent.
The first thing I noticed that she was wearing a sleeveless grey gown. On her upper body was a sleeveless black coat like mine a bit, only that she had a frilled end on her neck instead of a dropped bow. She also had a music note on her right side. She was also wearing some black tights with white flats that had yellow tips on the bottom. The strange thing was that instead of the unattached sleeves, she had nothing, but still had red glowing lines on her arms. She shook her head a bit, showing me her white hair ribbon.
"Better?" She asked.
"Yeah. much better." I answered.
"Anyways, I thought that maybe when Twilight did that 'project' on your friend Kamui, that is, before he was pronounced missing, that maybe she can do that to me. I know I may be your other half, but I still got a mind of my own." she said.
"But why?" I asked.
"Cause I want people to hear my voice." She explained. "Unlike Jeff, I decided to do the calm approach. Of course he's a bit hot tempered, unlike us."
"Um, I'm just asking, but how do you know about Jeff?" I asked.
"I'm part of you, remember. I see everything you see. I also do certain things that you don't really noticed. Do you remember that 'good' feeling you had when you blew those timberwolves to smithereens?" She asked.
"Y-yeah. That was you?" I asked.
"No. that was us. together." She answered. "I hold greater power than you, but can't use it since I'm bound with you. That's why I want to be free."
"Y-you wanna hurt people?" I asked a bit nervously.
"What? Of course not! I may be your dark side but I'm no monster." She said. "Ya know what, I don't think we're ready to split yet. You don't know a lot about your new form. but I do."
"Does that mean you're gonna teach me?" I asked.
"Sure. I mean, I want both of us to be powerful." She answered. "But it seems that you're gonna come back to reality, so maybe when you fall asleep?"
"O-okay." I said, feeling a bit drowsy.
"Oh, and one more thing. Keep me a secret." At those last words, I thought I saw her eyes get a bit darker, but everything went black before I could question it.
~
I didn't know what was going on, but I was just breathing heavily, like I was working out for who knows how long, and I even felt that sore feeling afterwards. Everything was a blur at first, but when everything cleared up, I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
Everything was in a total mess, broken pillows were everywhere, rugs were ripped to shreds, and even one of the four large beds were missing. I was going to question that until I saw a gaping hole on the side of the bedroom wall. Thankfully it wasn't out the castle, but just in a heaping pile in the next room.
"What in Equestria just happened!?" I turned my head to see Twilight at the front entrance of the room, her mane looking even more messed up.
"Uhh..." Was all I could progress.
'You know you did this, right?' I heard a different voice in my head.
"What?" I spoke.
"What?" Twilight said.
'Don't speak to be directly! We'll get caught!' The voice said again.
'Hold on? Is that you Rui?' I asked in my head.
'Eeyup!' Rui said. 'So anyways, like the destruction. You did make it yourself.'
"WHAT!? How could I make a mess like this?" I asked out loud.
"You...you did this?" Twilight asked, backing up a bit.
"I...I think so." I said.
'You know so.' Rui added.
"Cut it out." I said, hitting my head.
"Are you talking to me?" Twilight asked.
"No no! I was talking...to...myself?" I answered.
Twilight didn't say anything, but just let out a strained sigh. "These humans are gonna be the death of me..." She mumbled.
"L-listen. I'm sorry for all this mess. I clean it up!" I said.
"You will?" Twilight and Rui asked in unison.
"Y-yes I will. It's the least I could do." I said. "Don't worry, I got this." I then started picking up some of the rubble.
"You don't have to do that. I can clean it in a blink of an eye." Twilight said.
"Twilight, please. You don't need to-" I couldn't finish my sentence cause a huge wave of white light went through the whole room. I opened my eyes to see that the room was back to the way it was.
"I'm sorry, but you're my guest, and a guest doesn't clean messes." Twilight stated.
I just let out a deep sigh. "Okay, then. Thanks anyways."
"Hey? Are you still upset about Kaito and Kamui?" Twilight asked.
I just nodded my head slowly.
"Listen, I know that both of them meant a lot to you, but I know that both of them wouldn't want you to be so depressed. Why don't you just spend time with the new human. For all you know, she could be a great friend." Twilight spoke.
"Okay." I finally said. Twilight was about to leave the room until I called out to her.
"Yeah?" She said.
"C-can you ask Rarity if she can clean this?" I asked as I showed the still bloody and dirt filled coat.
"I don't think I even need to ask." Twilight said, levitating the white coat out of my hand and beside her. "Now! Why don't you show the new Vocaloid around. It wouldn't be okay if you didn't befriend your new roommate." Twilight said.
"Hold on! Twilight?" I called out.
"What is it this time?" She asked, getting confused.
"Where's Len and Luka?" I asked.
"Oh! Well, while you making that mess, Len left the room and called me over to help you, but as you can see, your little temper tantrum was finished. As for Luka, after she explained about Kaito's death, she left right back to AJ's place." Twilight explained.
"Oh, okay. Where is Len and Meiko now?" I asked.
"Len is in the kitchen with Spike and Meiko is right here." She pointed out the side of the door frame, showing a shy waving Meiko.
"Oh, okay. Well, see ya later." I said.
"Bye." Twilight then trotted out the room down the hallway, probably either on her way to Rarity's or doing whatever she was doing in the first place.
"So," I started, looking up at Meiko. "What do you wanna do?"