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// Chapter 1: The Misleading Mark 
// Story: Scratching a New Octave 
// by Tyler-the-Brony 
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	Vinyl Scratch was her name. She went by another name too though. Throughout Equestria, Vinyl Scratch was also known as DJ PON-3 to her avid fans. Vinyl had quickly risen to fame after performing at a fashion show by her cousin Rarity for Hoity Toity and at the Royal Wedding of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor. 

Vinyl hadn't always wanted to be a DJ pony though. In fact, the only visible aspect about her that told this was her Cutie Mark. If one looked closely, her Cutie Mark was that of two bridged Eighth notes. An odd Cutie Mark for somepony who would go on to become one of Equestria’s best DJ’s, no?

Vinyl’s Cutie Mark dated back to a time she was just another filly student among the masses. She was been studying at the Canterlot Academy for Artistic Ponies, only being a General Studies student way back then. Back when she was first enrolled at the Academy, Vinyl had no idea what her special talent was or even what she wanted to do with her life. 

Vinyl had considered going into fashion like Rarity, but she just didn’t have the same eye for fashion that Rarity did. She also thought about following in her dad’s step, as an actor, or her mom’s steps, as a painter. Colors and 'pretending', as Vinyl saw it, never appealed to her either though. 

Vinyl spent near 2 months in General Studies before she discovered just what it was that she wanted to do. She discovered it one day when she was passing through the Musical Ponies Faculty of the Academy. It was on that day that Vinyl both got her Cutie Mark, and also found her special talent.