Sick Lights and Sweet Beats
Lights flashed everywhere. All throughout the big city of Upper Fillydelphia was the sound of booming speakers. The source of the booming came from none other than the club. Ponies from all over Equestria gathered to party with friends and just have fun. But that wasn't the only reason everypony came tonight. There was a special pony in town. Vinyl Scratch, better known throughout Equestria as DJ PON3, was DJing tonight. This was the last destination on her tour around Equestria. She even was the DJ for a party Princess Celestia threw for only the most royal ponies. Celestia loved her music so much, she even gave her permission to visit anytime she wanted to. That was a big honor for Vinyl, personally.
Vinyl Scratch looked in the mirror in her dressing room. She heard a knock at the door. "It's open. C'mon in." She said, brushing her blue mane. Her lovely assistant, Soft Rock, walked in. She was the daughter of the club owner, and Vinyl was practically her idol. She was only a filly.
"DJ PON3, we have a surprise for you!" Soft Rock said, shaking in the presence of Vinyl.
"Sure, what is it? Chocolates? New headphones? Polish for my glasses? What?" The DJ said with great anticipation.
"My dad said tonight you're gonna compete in a mixoff battle against another famous pony!" She said enthusiastically.
"Who is this 'famous pony' you speak of?"
"His name is MC W1SH!"
"Oh, I heard of him."
"My dad said he's here already and he wants to know if you're ready, DJ PON3!"
"I'll be there in a minute, sweetheart." Vinyl said, slightly sighing.
Soft Rock trotted out of the room, trying not to blow up in fangirl squeals because her idol called her 'sweetheart.' She walked a tiny bit down hall to a room that said MC W1SH on it. She knocked, then heard a voice calling her in.
"Hello, Mr. W1SH!" The filly said.
"Oh please, call me Neon Lights, Neon for short." The light greenish blue unicorn said. He combed his jet black mane.
"Yes, Neon. Vinyl Scratch says she is ready. My dad is waiting to announce you guys on stage. You ready?"
"Yep!" Neon put on his glasses and followed the baby filly out to the stage hidden from the audience by a big red curtain, where he saw the white unicorn messing with her equipment. She looked through a box labeled 'discs,' that looked beat up from touring so long. This box was pretty much her prized and only possession. He looked up at her so he can give her a polite smile. She noticed him and smiled back and waved a hoof lightly. Neon’s heart melted a slight bit at these actions. Vinyl got back to messing around with her records as she saw a neon green pony with hot pink hair walk out on stage. She went by the name of Dance Party and was the older sister of Soft Rock. She announced to everypony about who would be up on that stage for that night. She was a struggling artist herself, but working at her dad’s nightclub was good enough to get by, She moved out years ago out of the house and lived right down on the same street as the club and goes there every night to announce or party for herself.
“Fillies and gentlecolts! Tonight, the world will lay witness as one of the fiercest rivalries in electronic music is settled, right here on this stage!” She said enthusiastically to the raging crowd. She held her head up higher as her voice echoed throughout the rather large club. They cheered as the room vibrated with excitement. After the crowd quieted down, the neon pony continued with what she was saying in the first place. “You, the audience will decide which delivers the ultimate club experience—the dazzling lights of MC W1SH, or the hypnotic beats of DJ PON3!” She roared out. The crowd went extremely wild.
Meanwhile backstage, Neon Lights stood ready to start the battle. This was important to him. He was getting pretty well-known to everypony. Ponies from all over wanted to see his bright lights and perplexing beats. And having the opportunity to play with DJ PON3, who he had a tiny secret crush on, was absolutely a once in a lifetime offer. It was all happening to fast. He turned to Vinyl Scratch.
“You know, despite all the hype, I don’t hate you. In fact, I have a lot of respect for you, and your talent. I’m actually a fan of yours, so this is kind of exciting for me. Neon said. He was trying as hard as he can not to blush and make this a whole lot more awkward for the two of them. Vinyl turned and took off her purple glasses. He could tell they were custom made because they had her stage name engraved in the side. “I may know how to put on a decent show, but deep down I know I’m not half the musician you are. So don’t, y’know, feel threatened by me or anything.” He turned back to his work until he saw her turn around.
“Actually, I’ve been wanting to tell you for a while that I think your lights are really cool. I don’t think I could ever pull off the stuff you do at your shows. I guess you could kind of say I’m a fan of your work, too.” She replied as her face got redder and redder. He blushed at what she said.
“Really?” He said.
“Really.” She said. “Wait a minute, THAT’s IT!” She said out of nowhere. He looked at her for a second in shock, but his expression quickly turned into a smile again. He had the feeling this would be a good idea. Vinyl put her hooves on his face and pulled him closer. Is she gonna kiss me, Neon thought.
“My killer music, combined with your killer presentation! Your lights with my beats! The best of both worlds!” She said to him. He grinned madly at her, telling her he loved the idea. “We’d be UNSTOPPABLE!” She emphasized the last word of her sentence and then stopped for a second. His eyes were a beautiful ocean blue to her. Their eyes were locked onto each other. “Unstoppable?” Neon whispered with a seducing voice. “Yeah, uh… unstoppable.” She whispered back. They were lost in each other.
“By the way, my real name is ‘Neon Lights’.”
“Mine’s ‘Vinyl Scratch’.”
Dance Party held up the mic to her mouth. “And now, for the ultimate mare-versus-stallion musical showdown! Here to do battle for your entertainment, I present to you…“ She belted into the mic. She waited for a second to add some suspense to the announcement. Backstage, Vinyl looked at Neon and completely forgot why they were even there. Neon leaned in closer, and then kissed her softly on the lips. Vinyl shut her eyes and kissed back. His hooves grabbed onto her back and she fell forward, sending them to the wooden stage floor.
“DJ PON3 VERSUS MC W1SH!!!”
The curtains were opening as the crowd filled the club with screams and claps. The darkness faded and there of course were the two ponies making out on the floor. Everyone stood there practically dumbstruck. Some were even cheering for the two of them. The two broke apart and looked at the audience. Both faces were red with embarrassment.
“Vinyl, I think we missed our cue,” Neon said in a slight whisper.
“Oh, right. Well, they came here for a show, so let’s give ‘em one.”
“You mean a music show, right?”
“Um…oh, of course! You perv, hehehe…” The two stood up and got to the DJ booths and put on a show no one would ever forget.
