The pain of Forgetting

by MrRiderman

Rating: teen
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Comedy, Octavia, Slice of Life, DJ P0N-3
Length: 3644

Vinyl Scratch and Octavia do things because reasons.

Just another day for Vinyl and Octavia.

Published 2014-03-05 05:50:05 UTC
Last updated 2014-03-09 18:04:52 UTC

Chapter 1: Last Night

Vinyl woke to the almost normal feeling of a hangover. She didn't like them at all, but at this point she had grown fairly accustomed to waking up feeling like she was the center of all gravity and that one small moment would tip the entire world. Not to mention how every light seemed to have the strength of a sun, but those were what the shades were meant deal with. That and just being cool looking by themselves. Then her horn began to glow a dim light blue, and so did her dark purple glasses on the desk.

Along with the glasses were a simple digital clock like most others, and a clumsily looking pile of CDs. All of which were used for Vinyl's "research" on electronic music and a few other types of genres. After a few seconds the glasses floated nicely onto her magenta eyes, it softened the strength of lights and made it bearable for her look around. Vinyl sluggishly got out of bed hoping that she would be able to get off of it before falling right back to sleep again. After getting off her messy bed, Vinyl heard a familiar voice call to her in her bed.

"Well somepony is finally awake, how much did you drink last night?"

Vinyl looked around to find out who was calling out, though she had a feeling she already knew who it was.

"Can we not talk about my drinking problems right now, I just woke up and the last thing I need is to be reminded of last night." Vinyl responded in a somewhat annoyed tone.

The voice came closer giving Vinyl a little bit of a clearer view of who was talking, the pony seemed female based on the look of her body. She had nicely combed black mane, a tail with light grey fur, and a purple treble clef for her cutie mark.

"So you admit to getting your flank drunk last night, and doing some stupid stuff." The mare said with a disappointed look on her face.

"I didn't say I got drunk last night! I just said that I don't want to be reminded of last night." Vinyl said defensively, she wasn't that good of a liar.

"Vinyl we have been roommates for almost a year now, you really think I can't tell when your lying?" The mare said with the same disappointed face.

Vinyl really wanted to stop the conservation right now, and get on with the day, but knowing Octavia she knew that wasn't going to happen.

"Well I guess a couple of things did happen last night..." Vinyl said sheepishly to Octavia.

Octavia sighed and went on with the conversation. Of course Vinyl must have done something stupid, she was always doing something stupid when she went out drinking.

“What did you this time?” She asked in annoyed tone hoping that wasn’t all that bad.

“Well that remember big producer I have meaning to talk to, well I talked to him.” Vinyl tried her best put on a smile while saying this, as if too soften the blow the little. It didn’t work that well as she hoped.

Octavia toke it normally. She had experienced many of Vinyl’s surprises, all of which can be ranged from harmless to oh sweet Celestia what have you done! This one would probably on under as great just great. Vinyl went and talked to Chart Topper, one of the biggest producers, while she barely had any spotlight. Well aside from the night scene, and even then she is still didn’t hold a candle against the rest of the ponies who she competed against or at least that’s so she had been told. Octavia was going to ask why, but she already knew the answer to it.

“What did you say to him?” The mare asked looking a little troubled with half her not wanting to find out.

Vinyl stopped for a moment and thought about what she last said to him again. It didn’t come at first instead a bunch of memories first of her drinking, which is expected when you have a hangover. Then Vinyl walked around and found the producer somehow.Vinyl guessed she had came a course Chart Topper or she just somehow made to his work place with the former being much more likely in a place like this. Vinyl tried to remember what she actually said to him, but it was all in fragments. Something about spreading her influence across Equestria, or something along that nature. It was really stupid, not as stupid as some other things Vinyl did, but still really stupid nonetheless. Yet besides all that there was one other thing. she didn’t quite remember it, but it seemed very stupid.

“Basically a lot of stupid stuff, and things I regret. You know the usual things drunks say.” Vinyl continued to smile sheepishly mostly because she was trying to keep it light. Yet that thing was still bothering her, what did she say?

“Vinyl you know I won’t let you off the hook that easily, now what did you say?” Octavia said in a almost deadpan voice. She knew that look on Vinyl’s face too well, Octavia liked to call it the “what did I do last night” look.

Vinyl sighed, sometimes she wonders why she selected Octavia as her roommate. She had plenty of other places she could stay at like ummm, no that won’t work. Oh what about the, wait no they kicked her out of there too. Vinyl could always room with, no hang on they had a huge fight and stopped being friends. Well she didn’t have a lot of options, but Vinyl could find another place if she tried. “Look I don’t remember just get off my back already, your not my mom anyways so just leave me alone!” Vinyl blurted out now starting to get a little annoyed.

“Well come on now that no way to treat a mare who made you breakfast.” Octavia said in a sly tone with a little smirk. Vinyl had to take the bait, Octavia knew her almost all to well.

“So what I’m not hungry!” Vinyl said still annoyed, however it seemed like her stomach was working against her because the next thing she heard was it growl. Of course it had to happen now of all the times to happen, stupid hunger.

“Your stomach begs to differ,” were the words that slid of Octavia’s mouth with her smirk now widening. Yes everything was going according to her last minute plan.

"Fine, it something about helping becoming big, and another thing I really don't remember. However I think it's something important..."

Octavia's smirk began to disappeared as fast it appeared. That was all she was going to get out Vinyl wasn’t she, oh well at least it something. Well now that was over she might as help with Vinyl's hangover, and so without saying a thing she went to get Vinyl her breakfast.

Things were now much more enjoyable without Octavia talking. Not that Vinyl didn’t normally enjoy talking to her, but you know hangovers and such. Too bad that wouldn't last all day because just from waking up Vinyl could tell it was going to be one of those days.

Author's Note

Hello there as you can see this is my first story, and I hope you all enjoyed it. Now I am not sure when I'll put up the rest, but I have chapter 2 done and at this point I just starting working on chapter 3. So I am going to try make is fair, and say that for now I'll try to finish chapter 3 and put chapter 2 at the end of the week. That way I'll get sometime to work on it, and you'll won't have that long of a wait for it. Things could change however because of real life and all that other stuffs, and if it takes a really long time to make this. So thing could change and what not, but in the end the story will be finished. Again I hope you enjoyed reading this, and I look forward to hearing from you all :).

Chapter 2: The plan

It didn't take that long for Vinyl to finish her breakfast of hash browns, some genetic cereal drowned in milk, and a fairly decently sized cup of water. Now apart from her bed being messy it was also littered with crumbs, and some spots from the milk and water managing to escape her mouth. Though she had no time to worry about that, there was more important matters for her to address like making sure Chart Topper didn't think badly of her. Celestia knows what damage that would cause to her career down the line, and how she looked in front of everypony. Vinyl shuddered a little at her thoughts, but they going to stay as just thoughts inside her head.

Now there was one thing she could do in order right this wrong. “Octavia could help me with something?”

Octavia looked at Vinyl with a deadpan face, she walked to over to Vinyl from the kitchen. Their apartment was kinda small with very little distant from the kitchen to, the beds, the living room, and the bathroom. It wasn't the pretty place to live, but it would have to do for now. So before long Octavia had reached her, and responded with a little less annoyed tone. “Let me guess it something to do with Chart Topper doesn't it?”

Vinyl looked back at her with the same look, she didn't want to do this but whatever she had. “Yep, it's about making good second impressions.” Oh Luna if she got though this she would never drink that much again, but still drink enough to give her an awful hangover.

“Alright madame Scratch how may be at your service?" Octavia said half sarcastically and the other half a willingness to help her, after all somepony needed to there for her. If there wasn't any Vinyl would probably be sitting on the street, or be on Equestria's most wanted list. Besides she wasn't so bad when you get past her drinking problem, sturdiness, and being kinda childish.

"Why yes lady Octavia there is, how do I act 'fancy'?" Vinyl smiled a little but remained in character as best she could. It helped her get ready for what she had to go though, a lesson on how to be fancy. If vinyl had another choice she would gladly take it, even if in reality she did have other choices. Vinyl just couldn't think of them at the time.

"You are serious aren't you?" Octavia dropped The curtain just as the show began to begin. She wonder why she was asking this, of course Vinyl meant it given the situation. It wasn't going an easy task though, Vinyl was more on the wild side of things. However it was doable even if it was going take some away some precious time.

"Well you know me," Vinyl said as she smiled at Octavia. Then she realized she still had her glasses on and, as cool as they were Vinyl knew she had to take them off. So she floated them back on top of dress, but not before saying a little goodbye them.

Octavia went to the bathroom, which isn't much of room. More like a corner or indent in their apartment, it had the usual stuff you would see in there. Octavia had to look around a little in order to find what she was looking for, ah yes there it is. It was her comb, which was just a normal comb. Whether it could calm Vinyl's hair she didn't know, however it was worth a shot. Octavia graped the comb, and went out to find now out of her bed and pacing in “the living room”.

Vinyl was the type of pony who couldn't sit still, and so continued to pace thinking about all the things she would go though. After all changing everything about oneself (or pretending to change) in just a few hours wasn’t easy, nonetheless she had to stop it all today the sooner the better. Soon nopony besides herself and Chart Topper (also maybe Octavia) will to know what thing she said to him, and he will just blow off it as Vinyl having too much to drink. Not as just another normal night for her, or having some kind of drinking of problem.

“Vinyl are ready to start?” Octavia asked like a school teacher to a student coming in for extra help, Which was ironic considering Vinyl’s grades weren't the best.

“Yes can we please get this over over with,” She said as she tried to keep to her cool. It didn't work that well, anypony could see that she was leaking sweat a bit.

"Well then let's start out with your mane and tail," Octavia said as she slowly walk over to Vinyl with comb in hoof. Please don't anything stupid, please just act like a normal pony. Calm down and don't do anything rash.

Vinyl wanted yell at her just one thing turning some of her nervousness into anger. What was wrong with her hair it was perfectly, wait she suppose act fancy remember did she really forget that quickly. Guess she over reacting there a little bit, hehehe oops. Octavia was surprised to see how well Vinyl was cooperating, normally she would throw a fit like a filly. However she was remaining somewhat calm, well at least compared to her other freak outs that Is.

When Octavia got to her, and slowly began to comb Vinyl’s hair from the top to the bottom. Everything was going fine at first, expect for when she got halfway though because Vinyl’s hair was beginning top right up like plants from soil. She wasn't bothered by it, so Octavia began to comb them down again. Finally just when she was done with that, Octavia began comb her hair again. The hairs then popped back up into their natural state, alright really just stay down please just stay down. Octavia once again began to comb them, and once again they returned to their natural state. At this point she began to notice a pattern, and really didn't want to put up with it. So she decided to stop it by using some hair gel on it, after all Octavia wasn't a unicorn so she couldn't magic the hair.

After Octavia got the gel and calmed Vinyl’s hair the rest of the preparation went fairly smoothly. Well besides the fact that Vinyl was mixed with nervousness, a little bit frustration from the lessons, and other things she had to keep inside. Octavia had some of Vinyl was feeling, but didn't really let some of the rest of those things bother her. So now it was time to go to Chart Topper's, and end this thing.

Author's Note

Well people here it is, and that's all I have to said really. Well besides Chapter 3 is now done, and will be added later today. So yeah again I hope you all enjoyed it, and see you all later.

Chapter 3: The End

Vinyl and Octavia hit the town, and within minutes of asking strangers they found out where Chart Topper lived. It wasn’t too far away, but had them walking a fair amount to get there. One thing got them when they first got there was the fact he was living a actual house, and not a apartment like everypony else. The place was fairly clean looking from the outside with not a single sign of anything “dirty” in sight. Octavia stopped near the doorway as Vinyl continued walk to the fancy front door, and rang the doorbell. A charming little chime came from inside the house, and then after a few seconds. The door opened to reveal stallion with very nice combed hair just like her own, only with a couple of hairs sticking out a little and it being a light pumpkin orange. His coat was somewhat like mane and tail, in the fact it was a light dark purple with a vinyl record on each side of flank. Oh how ironic it was, but there was no time for that now, quick tell him something about why you are here.

“Hello I’m Vinyl Scratch,and this my friend Octavia Melody.” She said while trying to sound elegant, even with the lesson Octavia gave her it was harder then it seemed. Vinyl pointed to Octavia who now was a lot closer, and was there if Vinyl screwed it up.

“Can we come and talk to you?” She said still pretending, and doing a decent job at it. Well this was it one the biggest producer’s talking to her, Vinyl couldn’t be believe this happening. It was like a dream come true, and wait stay on target here. This is not the time for fangirling, she could do that later. Now Vinyl had to think of herself as a actor playing a role.

The stallion kept the same tone as before, and answer with a simple. “About what?’

Vinyl began to sweat a little, she couldn’t just straight into last night. After all it wouldn’t be a wise idea to say, that you were wondering what you said to him last night because you are too drunk to remember. Especially when trying to make good second impressions on a sort celebrity.

“Well I wondering if the three of us could just talk.” Vinyl said still using her fancy tone and still playing the part of the a actor.

Octavia sighed any fancy pony ( or in Vinyl's case pretend fancy) worth their salt would know a better way to start a consecration, or just a reason for coming over to an almost stranger’s house.

Chart Topper paused for a second to think, it not like he busy at time. So he responded with “Sure,” and held the door open while saying “ladies first”.

Vinyl and Octavia walked through the door while saying thanks, at this time they both had the same thought in their mind. I can’t believe that actually worked with both feeling a bit relaxed and some disbelief. Here they were entering a famous pony’s house, but no time to lose focus got to continue the act.

“So how are you doing?” Vinyl asked like she was talking to old a friend as Chart Topper, doing a good job staying in character with her tone. Yet part of her wanted to fangirl, luckily she could still contain it.

"I'm content, how about you?" He said still in that calm tone that was beginning to turn deadpan.

“Same here,” Vinyl respond reluctantly. Well she stuck herself in a corner, but this couldn’t end here. She had to think of something else to talk about or to do. Her eyes raced from thing to thing desperately trying to find to something, and then stopped when they reached a clock. Really it was that late already by now they should had eaten dinner. Wait hang on that gave her an idea, it really stupid but it worth a shoot.

“Hey can um, stay for dinner?” Vinyl said hoping it would work, it had to work. It must work.

“Really? You expect me to make and share dinner for you and your friend, which I barely know that randomly rang my doorbell.” Chart Topper said in annoyed tone.

“Yeah but you were the one who let us in the first place!” Vinyl howled at him completely breaking really out of her character.

Octavia face hoofed, why didn’t she stop her from doing this and just went along with it. Octavia guessed she had to stop Vinyl, before things got out of hoof. Unluckily for her, when she tried to calm Vinyl down it didn’t work because she wasn’t paying attention to Octavia, and was more focused on Chart Topper.

“True but at least I am not yelling for no good reason,” Chart Topper said with a smug look on his face.

Vinyl was about respond back, when she suddenly found herself being dragged by her tail by Octavia. There was no way Octavia was going to let Vinyl keep digging herself into a hole, and so continued until they were out in the front lawn.

“What was that for?!” Vinyl called to Octavia in confusion and anger.

“That was for making sure you wouldn’t give your own grave.” Octavia responded in a calm tone to her, and wait for a answer. It toke about a few seconds for Vinyl to realize what had did, and how it only made it worse.

“Oh yeah guess I got a little carried away, Sorry.” Vinyl said sheepishly to her, and wanting to pond her head in for doing something so stupid.

“It’s fine but now we can’t your save reputation,” Octavia replied back Vinyl. All of this work for nothing at all, expect for ruining a relationship with a celebrity.

“Well who was I kidding anyways? There is no chance of I was going to make it any better, but hey since we are out want to get some dinner? There is a diner near here that I have heard some good things about.” Vinyl said trying to making up for today.

“Depends on how many bits you have,” Octavia said jokingly. So the mares walked to diner to get some food, and never spoke of this again.

Author's Note

Well everybody it's finally done, and there not much I can do besides repeat what I said in the other chapters. I hoped you all enjoyed reading this, and see you later.