"Awwwwwwwwwww..." Pinkie Pie... or at least a two legged bipedal version of her pouts. "But you just got here! And you brought a friendsy toosy!"
"I know... I know," Twilight says with a gray sigh. "But I have many... uh... important princess things to do on the other side. My entire visit here was... well... 'impromptu' to say the least."
The two of us stand along with her friends... her other friends upon the fringes of the abandoned warehouse. A bunch of police vehicles have gathered, flickering with hypnotic red and blue lights. From a distance we watch as Adagio and her two sisters are handcuffed and packed away into the back of a van.
"Well, impromptu or not, you surely came here in the knick of time!" Applejack pumps her arms, smirking my way. "And great thinkin', Twilight, in gettin' yer Vinyl Scratch in on this."
"Yes, well..." Twilight turns to smirk in my direction. "The Vinyl from my home has some... uhhh... gifts that the Vinyl from Canterlot High sorta lacks. Eheheh..."
"Is that a fact?" Rainbow takes her motorcycle helmet off and shuffles towards me. "It's hard to imagine there being an even cooler Vinyl Scratch in any universe, much less Twilight's."
I shrug. Then, with a pair of pens, I gesture multiple words in quick sequence.
The teenage girls stare in a blank stupor.
"Uhm..." Fluttershy hugs her far arm. "Wh-what is she doing exactly?"
I let loose a magenta sigh—
"It's blank speech," a womany voice explains. "She pretty much just said 'To each their own. Your Vinyl probably has talents that I don't.'"
Both Twilight and I turn to look.
Sunset Shimmer glances back at us. "What?" She shrugs with her motorcycle helmet. "Did... did I lose a few things in translation?"
"Not at all!" Twilight remarks. "You know blank speech?"
"Erm... yeah." Sunset shrugs again. "I studied while I was Princess Celestia's pupil. Didn't you know it?"
"Erm... eheheh..." Twilight blushes.
A pale figure walks up to us. I turn in time to see the other Vinyl Scratch smiling at me. Suddenly, with swift motions, she gestures several dozen things with her hands and fingers. Her lips move in the process, smiling between every "phrase."
"And our Vinyl says that 'It was very nice of you to come save me... AND my vehicle,'" Rarity spontaneously translates. "The so-called Wub Wheels, I presume." She smiles at our gawking expressions. "What? I have to take two language courses to earn my scholarship and Latin is soooooo last millennium."
"This world never ceases to surprise me," Twilight says. "The immensity... the complexity to it."
"You could always come stay for a while, Twilight," Sunset says. "Y'know... when there isn't any horrible threat to harmony or friendship."
"Though I'm all for you fetching us to kick some major tail on motorcycles!" Rainbow Dash rasps, and she proceeds to perform several punches and high-kicks through the black cloud of her voice. "Hyaaa! Wa-taaa! Hoooooo..."
"It really would be nice for you to just stay and chat with us," Fluttershy says with a smile. "That way we can catch up."
"We can even find out about pony Vinyl Scratch!" Rarity exclaims, suppressing a giggle. "I bet she's got the softest, cuddliest white fur where she's from!"
Hey now...
"Yeah!" Pinkie Pie scuffles up, grinning a crescent moon. "And if you stay just long enough, Twilight, maybe you and Flash can finally hook u—"
"Ah jeez! Look at that!" Twilight chuckles nervously, pointing at the horizon. "Sun's going down! I think it's time to go!"
"Huh..." Pinkie rubs her chin. "Funny. Last time I suggested that, you had to gallop away immediately too—"
"Life of a princess!" Twilight says, dragging me away from the parking lot. "Busy busy busy! Heheh! Isn't that right, Vinyl?"
I squint at her.
Seriously... what's the hurry?
Are these your friends or aren't they?
"I'll hold the fort here, Twilight," Sunset says, waving a hand. "You don't have to worry about the Dazzlings, either. I'll make sure they harm nobody anymore."
"That's really nice to know, Sunset," Twilight replies. "And you always know how to reach me."
"Heh. You're right. I do—"
Suddenly...
A ringing sound...
A bicycle bell?
Someone's pedaling up towards the warehouse, breaching the police line before any of the officers can catch her. I'm worried... until I notice that nobody is making a move to stop her.
And then...
She speaks.
"Let me through! Please! You shan't keep me away no longer!"
That... that purple. Dipping into rich indigo... so deep and desperate.
She skims by us, her mane billowing charcoal and pristine. Her blouse is as violet as the most beautiful laughter in the world. A cop or two rushes towards her, but I spot Rainbow and Sunset waving assuring hands, smiling as they let the teenager by.
"Vinyl?! Vine?!" She hops off the bike and huffs/puffs the rest of the way. "Are you okay, love?! Please tell me they got you out of that wretched place, safe and sound!"
"Uhhhhhh..." Twilight's sweating bullets now. "Okay, Vinyl. Time to go." She tugs and she tugs on me.
Wait...
I sandbag her, standing in place. Watching with lips pursed.
What's going on here—?
Twilight pulls on me harder. "No. Really. There's nothing here that pertains to you in this world—"
I don't listen to her. I look.
And I see...
...Octavia running up to Vinyl. And—without hesitation—she leaps into Vinyl's arms. The other me cradles the other her, and the two spin with happy sobs. Once the twirling is finished, they stare at one another... and their lips connect.
I blink.
They kiss for the full extent of twenty seconds. In the distance, Fluttershy and Rarity are cooing, which only makes this scene all that much more damnably rosy. The air fills with indigo weeping, framed in magenta sighs. When the gesture is over with, Octavia buries her head in Vinyl's neck, and Vinyl holds her close, stroking her hair and caressing the cellist's face.
"I was so worried, love... so dreadfully worried. Please... oh goddess, please... let us never lose sight of each other again..."
Vinyl takes her shades off. I see moist red eyes. She leans down, christening her lover's forehead with tears between each savoring kiss. There are smiles in between them... and warmth... and goosebumps.
I'm trembling at this point. A sour lump forms in my throat, bottling up the mother of all confused expressions. The numbness spreads through me... so that I'm helpless to Twilight's tugging limbs as she finally... finally pulls me out of eyeshot of the two girlfriends...
...and back to the rippling mirror between worlds.
My goodness if that wasn't the most adorable reunion between human Vinyl and Octavia.
Pony Vinyl has some serious stuff to work out though...
Holy crap :O
Honestly, I wasn't expecting that. I think we're going to see a lot more of Vinyl's musings on this, though.
Well, I didn't see that coming.
Some--myself included--have speculated about whether this story would take a romantic turn, and whether Vinyl perhaps harbors some romantic feelings for Tavi, even if only subconsciously. Might this be the thing that sets all that into motion? It might provide a pretty solid justification for an arc that, while entertaining, came entirely out of left field and doesn't seem to otherwise further the story.
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See, this I approve of.
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This, I do not. Ugh. I need to palate cleanse.
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That's better.
WHAT A TWIST!
But seriously, I was wondering what point this adventure to the mirror universe would have, other than the
tedioushijinks of Twilight, and now I finally see it.I bet Vinyl's going to be crying for a very long time.
And now when Vinyl returns, she needs to do the same thing to Tavi.
Awwwwwwwwww! That was the BEST punch in the feels, right there!
I'm betting Vinyl's going to be having a very, VERY serious talk with Octy incredibly soon.
6592093 yeah, no. Doing that sort of thing context free is almost always a bad idea :P
Awwwwwwww.
Well, there was debate over it before, but I think it's now pretty safe to say that this will result in OctaScratch.
6592213 With skirts, nothing is guaranteed. But we can hope :P
What is that? Is that a phone ringing? Because someone called it!
"What's that make us?"
"Big damn heroes, sir!"
"Ain't. We. Just."
(I thought it's spelled "nick", by the way.)
Sweet Celestia! I just witnessed Shimmy commit a murder.
Eeep! I wonder what their relationship status is in this universe, and how Vinyl will react if it turns out to be different from her's.
...
Well, now you know what you could have, Vinyl. DO IT.
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I got you!
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Motorcycles are OP. Darn Friendship Games.
Oh, how embarrassing things would be if things didn't work in the pony world as the human world with that ending. Kekeke Epic trolling if that.
Come on, Vinyl! Is it so incomprehensible that Twilight would feel uncomfortable having her human friends gossiping about her hooking up with the human counterpart of her actual coltfriend in Equestria? I'd freak if I met an alien who was the exact duplicate of my Significant Other who also was attracted to me!
As for the rest...? Yes, Vinyl, there are universes where you had the courage to put aside your pain and admit to Octavia how you feel. I strongly suggest that you sit back and think about what that means!
Seriously? H!Octy doesn't notice the clones standing around?
Well now. This should fuck with Vinyl's head right and proper for a bit.
Amuses me to consider what it takes to make her realize things sometimes. I know it's a defense mechanism, she doesn't want to consider her own feelings too deeply for fear of falling back into that pit that landed her on a bridge, but...
Well, V's got issues. Whole subscription, in fact. I hope she can find a way to start piecing herself together rather than just running from it and getting incredibly defensive whenever something touches on anything uncomfortable.
Oh, this could end very badly for pony Vinyl
I hope you won't make this a sad love story
Well...that took a suddenly unexpected and emotional turn. Those are some feels right there.
Vinyl's going to have a lot [more] on her mind for a while...
I find this to be an interesting little bit, coming from the EQG human world. Is there a popular religion or belief system involving a goddess? It ain't Principal Celestia. Definitely an interesting little tidbit (that I'm probably reading way too much into).
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Nope, she's too focussed on being overjoyed at seeing her girlfriend again!
Ooohohoohoho, oh my... that was very interesting, very interesting indeed.
That was a pretty adorable reunion... of which I approve!
Nice job,
CHOICE!
I feel like a certain zebra might need to eat his words...
So was Vinyl X Octavia (pony) teased here, I have no complaints if yes, I ship it and all, but still, that would be a pleasant surprise
Huh, I predict 'unforseen consequences' from this.
Now i'm even more interested!
I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO SHIP THEM AT SOME POINT!!!