CH 1: Back to Where I Hate to be *remastered*

          I woke up earlier than usual this morning with the sun beaming right in my eyes. I struggled rolling out of bed trying to stand on my hardwood floor. I went over to my window and jerked the curtains shut, making it dark in my room. I looked all around my room like I do everyday just to make sure everything is still there. I kept hearing this banging or knocking I guess, but I had no idea where it was coming from so I just shrugged it off and went downstairs. As I was climbing down my stairs I figured out where that banging was coming from.

“Who would be knocking at this early in the morning?” I asked myself while rubbing my right eye. Looking over to the clock it was six a.m. I open the door and see a white coated mare in front of me.

“Morning Tech,” she said with a big smile on her face...boy I wonder where this is going.

“Why are you up this early? you're never up this early,” I said in a quiet tone cause I just woke up and my throat was still a little dry.

“Eh Octy wanted me up this early cause were gonna be taking a train to Canterlot. So she wanted me to invite you because she’s like come on he’s our friend after all.” She said ending that last sentence with a chuckle.

“Canterlot...sorry Vinyl I’m not interested,” I said bluntly. “However I do have a question why are you going to Canterlot?”

“Octavia has a thing she has to go to there so she wanted me along for the ride,” she said not amused. “Why don’t you want to come anyways?”

“Busy,” I said sternly knowing full well I wasn't, I just didn't want to go. Canterlot has a lot of bad memories for me.

“Tech I think we both know you're not busy, so just come along it’ll be fun,” she said tugging at my shirt.

“Vinyl I’d rather not,” I said putting her hoof down.

Vinyl looked at me dead in the eyes. Slowly taking off her shades revealing her red eyes. Her eyes slowly grew bigger and soon she was giving me the worst thing I could imagine….puppy eyes. “Pleeeeeeeease,” she begged with exaggeration in her tone.

“Vinyl...for the love of…,” I slowly put one of my hooves over my face. “You just want me to go so you have somepony to hang out with.” I said slowly sliding my hoof down my face.

“THAT’S SOOOOO one hundred percent true,” she said with a gleeful smile.

“Vinyl I…” I just stopped fighting it. She won't go away unless I just say yes, “fine I’ll go ON one condition. No going near the castle.”

“Deal!” She said with excitement. “Oh man Octavia is gonna like that you're coming.”

“Wait what do you mean?” I question.

“She told me to get you to come along and not to take no as an answer,” she said with no hesitation.

“What? So all that stuff you did-” She interrupted me.

“Regretted every last second of it,” she said with a smile. “Now come on our train is leaving in a hour.”

“Just give me a few minutes to pack some things, would you like to come in?” I ask holding the door open.

“Eh why not I never been in your house anyways,” She said walking in. “Interesting nic nacs you got here,” she started slowly reach out for something.

“Don’t touch!” I say making her swing her hoof down quick. “I’m gonna go upstairs and pack some things. Please refrain from breaking anything.”

“Noooo promises,” she says looking at my possessions.

I roll my eyes and walk up the stairs. I started to wonder how I got myself in this situation, I also wondered if she knew why I didn't want to go near the castle. I knew full well why I didn't but that’s pretty obvious. My parents lived pretty close to the castle and I would always see their house every time I got close the castle. I hated looking at where I used to live it just bugged me to no end. It's not that I hated my parents...I just hated my past.

I started packing some extra shirts and some personal things. Last but not least I packed a special photo that I kept all these years. Something that reminded me of the good days I had in my past. I let off a small smile and closed my suitcase. For some reason I feel like I’m gonna regret going on this trip. I let out a sigh and walk down the stairs.

“Surprised you didn't break anything,” I said to Vinyl.

“I was probably about to but you just came down,” she ended that sentence with a small chuckle. “Anyways what’s with all this stuff anyways it looks so futuristic. I mean I don’t even know what this metal ball thing is,” she said while pulling it off the shelf. “But there’s a button and I really wanna press it.”

“No you don’t,” I said swiping the ball out her hoof. “I invent things alright, I do it in my spare time,” I put the ball back on the shelf. “Now can we get going before were too late?”

“Of course,” she said walking to door. “Hey if you can invent stuff like that how come you don’t have a cutie mark yet?” She asked, I was expecting the question but not from her.

“It’s still unexplained even to me, but I don’t care very much anyways,” I respond while opening the door. “I've been looking through books and other sources to figure out why I don’t have one, but as you can tell that’s not working out,” we left my house and I closed and locked the door behind us.

We started our way through the town of Ponyville. We were walking through the market and everything was normal. Applejack selling apples, Tomatoes being sold by a different pony today that I never have seen, and a crude stallion selling cherries. Yup everything seemed to be in order. The only thing that was weird was Vinyl, she wasn't talking very much and knowing her she talks a lot. I know she didn't want to go, but I didn't know why.

Octavia is her best friend so why was this such a big deal? I finally ask. “Why don’t you want to go?”

“What gave you that idea?” She countered my question.

“You've been silent this whole time, your facial expression speaks the words of boredom, so why don’t you want to go?”

She lets out a sigh. “It’s not that I don’t want to go...I’m just confused is all. She doesn't usually bring me on these trips, I’m curious too why now?” She wondered looking at me hoping I had answer.

“Well I guess we’ll find out when we get to the train station,” I said.

Our conversation went silent as we kept a steady pace too the train station, though I started to wonder something like I have been all day. This day is just full of abnormalities. How come so many ponies are up this early? I mean I understand the store owners and stuff like that but why normal bystanders? I never been in the town this early before so who am I to judge. However Vinyl said Ponyville doesn't get much commotion in the early morning so what’s so special about today? They looked like zombies almost just kinda going through out the day.

I see the train station in the distance with Octavia standing in front waiting for us. She seemed really happy almost to happy. I quickly observed her, hoof taping, big smile, wide eyes, excited to the core, her mane all perfect, and wearing that bow tie in perfection. She has something planned for us but what is it is the question.

I leaned over to Vinyl and said, “don’t question anything, play along with her she has something planned.”

She looks over to me and raises an eyebrow. “How do you know that?” She asked.

“I quickly observed her well….I know you’re gonna think perverted about this,” I said putting my hoof to my head. “I observed her body and movements and she's real eager to do something. She has something planned for us, but I don’t know what it is.”

“Checking her out are we Tech?” She said with a cocky smile.

“I knew you would say something like that,” I said putting my hoof to the ground. “Just trust me on this alright.”

“Gotcha,” she agreed with me.

This is gonna be an interesting trip. However I think Octavia already knows that I know she’s up to something I could see it in her eyes. Well she always has challenged my intelligence. I won’t lie she’s a good challenge but I think I’m gonna win this one or at least I hope.