Club Bedlam Rogue
By:
Ambrosia M. Firehoof

Chapter 2:
We Are Open

Oh Gods a pony is here for the job, I think to myself before shaking my head. I look down at her again before motioning her inside. "Alright, well I need help setting up. So if you want help me out with that first...We can discuss the rest after we get finished with that." I lead her farther into the club and back to the cage.

"Nice place. Reminds me of the club I used to work at. Although that place was a dump compared to the decorating in here. The cage is a nice touch too." She continues looking around until we reach the unfinished set-up.

"Alright, what do you know how to do with this stuff?" I ask this question with a raised brow, not expecting her to know a thing about any of the equipment.

"Well, I can see you have those two cords plugged in backwards for sure." She points to two sound cords, which happen to actually be, as she said, backwards. I watch as her horn glows a pale blue and the cords reverse themselves. She then proceeds to set up the turntables directly in the middle of my floor. She connects the cords quickly. I stand there slack-jawed as she finishes my work before I can even do anything. My monitors are connected and set up. The speakers are connected. The turntable, the light synchronization is finished and ready to go, and the soundboard is even set up flawlessly.

"How'd you do that?" I ask.

"What? Oh, you've never seen Unicorn magic before have you?"

"Nope, because I thought that magic didn't exist...Well, I guess I've seen everything now. Talking Unicorns that can use magic."

"Name's Vinyl Scratch, also known as DJ Pon-3. It's nice to meet you." She holds out a hoof which I hesitantly reach out and shake.

"Connor Thorton, although you already know that. Also known as DJ Necromantic. I've been a DJ for roughly thirteen years now. Started when I was twelve. I'm twenty-five now. Can't believe I still live with my mom. That's due to some moron destroying everything I owned when I was nineteen."

"Well, seems like you've got everything under control now. What time do you open up?"

I look at my watch. "Not for another two hours," I answer. "You hungry? Maybe want something to drink?"

"Sure, you got any energy drinks?"

"I have a bunch of Monsters in the office."

"Awesome! I can deal with those."

"Good. Well, let's get going then. We have a lot to discuss." We go back to the office and I hand a drink to her which she opens with her magic. I pop the tab on my own drink and sit back in my chair.

"So, tell me a little about yourself Vinyl. Where are you from? What brings you to Earth?" I prop my feet up on the desk and wait for her to answer.

"Well, in Equestria I was born in a small town called Ponyville. It's home to only a couple hundred ponies. Six of which are extremely famous throughout the entirety of Equestria. They are the main thing that keeps the entire place safe. They are the Elements of Harmony. It was pretty kick-ass watching them take down Discord, who is like this crazy dude that wanted nothing, but chaos for Equestria. Anyway, I like living there, but I just needed something a bit more, well exciting. Yeah, I went and worked in places like Canterlot which is the Equestrian Capital city and Manehatten, but I needed something that would actually be a new experience. When I heard about the portal opening I was one of the first that wanted to go through. My best friend and roommate Octavia wasn't happy about it, but she understands this is a big chance for me." She finished off her sentence and took a large gulp of her drink before continuing.

"Yeah, so that is pretty much what there is to know about that. So, what about you? Where are you from? What made you get into DJing and opening this place?"

I sat there a moment before answering. "Well, I'm originally from a place called Ireland. It is very, well for lack of a better term, green. Lots of countryside and forest. It was nice there, but I ended up moving to the US so that I could do more with my life. See, my father was a DJ. He wasn't very well known, but ever since I saw how much fun he had during his shows I wanted to do the same. It was always his dream to own his own club, but he never got the chance...He kinda got killed after one of his shows. Someone out in the crowd didn't like what he had to say, so it ended badly. That is what got me started though."

"I see, well at least you fulfilled his dream as well as your own dream. I'm sure he is proud of you Connor."

"I'm sure he is too. I just wish the old bastard could see me now." I look at my watch again and realize it is only an hour until opening time.

"Well, I guess I'd better go get the staff ready. We open in an hour. Can you make sure everything is running in the cage?"

"Yeah, I got you covered. Do what you need to do." With that, I walk out of the office and go over to the lounge to speak with my staff. Vinyl heads up to the cage and looks around one last time. This is so awesome! She thinks this to herself before stepping up to the soundboard and monitors. She switches them on, turns on the soundboard, makes sure the turntables are working properly, and gets started on making sure the lights are working correctly.

"Listen up guys. Club opens in less than an hour. I want all of you to be on your best game tonight. Make sure if anyone gets too rowdy you take care of it quickly and discretely if possible. As for the bar, check and make sure they are twenty-one and older. If they aren't I don't want you selling them alcohol. I mean NO alcohol or you will be fired. Make sure you check ID's at the door. No one under the age of nineteen. If they are do not let them in. I mean it or you will be fired. Remember if they are of club age, but under drinking age give them the band and stamp. I am taking this very seriously. If anything goes wrong I can lose this place and all of you will be out of jobs. I plan to carry out my dream and I'm not going to let anything ruin it."

I give every single one of my staff members a very serious look until I hear music. It starts out with what sounds to be a male voice and then a heavy dose of bass. I turn my head and see that the lights are all working in time with the beat and Vinyl is bobbing her head to the beat. I watch her horn as it glows and then I realize that I was wrong. She is good. I notice that what she is playing is coming directly from her freestyle. I am impressed for sure.

"Alright, well get into positions and I will come by to make sure you are all ready to go. Security make sure that your mics are turned on and that your ear pieces are working. If you need anything just let me know. I'll let you know when to start letting people in." I quickly make my way back up to the cage and fling open the door. I am grinning ear to ear. Vinyl doesn't even notice me as I walk up behind her and watch her run the entire soundboard. Suddenly the music changes into something that is extremely creepy, but awesome.

"I can see that you really do know what you are doing." I laugh as I watch her stop every sound and turn around to stare at me.

"Holy shit dude. You just scared the Tartarus outta me. Don't sneak up on ponies like that."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to freak you out. That was some really good stuff. Did you make it all freestyle?"

"Yeah, I made that stuff a while back, but I thought it would be good to start out doing stuff directly off the board rather than a playlist."

"Well, all I can say is I'm impressed for sure. Yeah, I'm gonna let you open the show and then I'll take over half-way through or whenever you need a break. Just let me know. Twenty minutes until opening time. Be ready!"

"I will be."

I quickly walk off and go to check that my staff is ready. Once I see that everyone is in position and I receive news that the line outside is starting to get lengthy I decide to tell door control to open us up for the night. I watch as people and even a few ponies start filing inside. Some of them go straight to the bar, some go straight to the lounge, and some just wait in the middle of the dance floor for the music to begin.

Vinyl grabs the mic in her magical grip and flips the switch to on so that she can speak. "Welcome ladies, gents, and ponies to Club Bedlam Rogue. I am DJ Pon-3 and are you ready to party?" The crowd roars in response.

"Come on you can do better than that. Are you ready to party," she asks again. The crowd roars even louder this time. "Much better," she says as she smiles and puts her shades back down over her eyes. "Well, then let's party!!!" Suddenly the lights drop to pure black and you can't see anything. The only thing you hear a few seconds later is a choppy female vocal and a very choppy beat. The music quickly gets faster and then the drop hits. The lights go nuts and so does everyone on the dance floor. I smile to myself and think, We are open for business and thanks Dad.

Author's Note

I know everything has been coming on kinda slow so far...Don't worry! I will get the ball rolling within the next few chapters and you won't hate me as much.