Vinyl Scratch Presents: A New DJ In Town.

Recap on chapter 3

Vinyl takes Rave to her studio to show her what they're working with.

Rave talks down on Vinyl's friend and music and they start to argue.

Rave and Vinyl begin to fight in the studio.

After the fight Rave leaves the studio and Vinyl goes home.

Vinyl walks in the door and Octavia is shocked to see her in that condition and tends to be injuries.

On with the story.

CHAPTER 4

Vinyl hadn't remembered falling asleep but she woke up later that night. She was alright with this though. She slept during the day plenty, especially after a big party. Though waking up to the soreness was not pleasant as she recalled the days events. However there was one pain she could alleviate. Her stomach growled at her as if it had known she had just awoken.

"Fine, I'll go get something to eat." She informed her grumbling belly. She crept out of her room, down the stairs, and to the fridge. In the fridge she found a plate of food wrapped in tinfoil and a sticky note that read, enjoy Vinyl, I made you fav!

    "Aww so thoughtful." Vinyl used her magic to place the plate on the table and to pour herself a glass of milk. She sat at the table and proceeded to unwrap her meal which turned out to be fried pork and parsley potatoes. "Oh its on." Vinyl proclaimed as she took the first bite and scolded herself. 'It'd probably be a gold idea to heat it up first.

    After she ate Vinyl took the opportunity to take a walk through the city at night. She liked the loud parties and busy dance floors but on occasions she wanted a peaceful evening. 'Maybe Octavia is rubbing off on me.' She thought to herself and shrugged.

    When she opened the door, a cold breeze forces its way past Vinyl enticing her to retrieve her scarf before heading out into the streets of Ponyville. Most of the city was dark with the exception of a few late night stores and the occasional window from different houses. Street lamps painted her path with gold light and her hoof steps across the pavement provided a steady beat in her ears as she began to day-dream.

    She'd been trotting along for an hour before she realized she was downtown. The early rumble of an oncoming storm brought her back to reality. 'I don't think im going to make it back before it rains.' Quickly she turned and began a light jog back to her home. She didn't want to break off into a full blown out run less she wanted to be exaughsted by the time she got back.

A loud noise from an alley was she was just about to pass alerted he. Vinyl stood rigid with her ears straight up and the fur on the back of her neck standing on end. Ponyville wasn't exactly the most dangerous city in equestria but that didn't mean you wanted to be caught alone, downtown, and in an alley of all places.

    Curiosity gripped her conscious however so she crept along the wall toward the alley and craned her neck to see around the corner. It was darker than the streets but she was just able to make out the form of a pony with white fur lying a ways down the alley. Whoever it was they appeared to be alone and Vinyl didn't know whether or not they were hurt and against her better judgment she began to hoof tip her way down the alley, not wanting to alert the pony before she got to her.

     Unfortunately she kicked a bottle of empty liquor and the pony jumped to its hooves to face the intruder. "Rave?" Vinyl asked in shock as she recognized the red and green mane of the unicorn and her bright blue eyes.

    "Vinyl? What are you-" She didn't finish the sentence before panicking and bolting away, embarrassed at the situation at hoof.

    "Oh no you don't." Vinyl horn began to glow as she cast a spell to restrain the mare's hooves. To follow up Vinyl raced over to Rave before she cast a spell of her own to break the magical restraints and stood in front of her.

    The confidence that Rave had worn the day before had left her eyes and was replaced with fear and sadness as she cowered low to the ground, hiding from Vinyl's gaze.

    "Rave what are you doing out here all by yourself."

    "S-s-sleeping." She stammered without lifting her head.

    "Sleeping? Why don't you go home to sleep?" Then she remembered that she had only gotten here a couple days. "If you don't live anywhere yet why didn't you find a motel or something? There's a few around here."

     Rave said nothing but looked up at Vinyl, defeat in her eyes.

    "Well? Sa-" Her sentence fell short at the second realization of the night. "Rave... Why didn't you say something to somepony?"

    "I can't do that Vinyl. That would be terrible for my reputation as a new pony here, and I'm sure you know reputation is everything to a dj." Rave explained.

    "No its not, at least not here, and your reputation is not worth sleeping in the cold. What happened to your old home? You haven't been living in the streets with your mane dyed like that." Vinyl explained.

    Rave sighed and sat down, her tail swooshing back and forth. "I, well I lived in equicity, and like you I was a big DJ there, but I wasn't the top dog so to speak." She stopped and closed her eyes as if trying to find the proper words to continue. "Well, when I started to suggest a couple of ideas that they didn't necessarily agree with they sat down with me to talk, and they told me that if I kept up the bull shit they'd throw me out of the club. I didn't give them the chance... So I quit and skipped town, afraid of what the other ponies would think." She finished and bowed her head withholding tears.

    "I mean... Well what about your friends? You had nopony in town that could have helped you out.?" Vinyl knew it was a dumb question but she still wanted some sort of explanation.

    "No, not any real friends." She sniffled before continuing, a teardrop falling down her muzzle. "All they cared about was my social status. Being a DJ made me popular, not being me."

    "That, I don't know what to say about that." Vinyl was lost for words at the moment. "Hey, why don't you come back to my place for the night?"

    Rave picked her head up. "What? Even after-"

    "Listen, I'm not exactly happy with you, but I can't leave you out here with a clear conscious." Vinyl cut her off.

    "But, I," Suddenly she felt terrible about fighting with Vinyl, even in the dim light she could see a couple of the marks leftover from the earlier conflict. "Vinyl I-"

    Again she was cut off. "I am not gonna let you say no. If I have to fight you again and drag you back I will but I am not leaving you out here."

    "O-okay."

    "Good now lets-" A loud crack of thunder reminded her of the oncoming storm. "Lets Go!" She yelled and took off down the alley, looking back only to see that Rave had followed her.

    The two mare ran as fast as they could toward Vinyl's home, however the rain beat them to the punch. Another burst of thunder sounded on que as the rain began to fall on their heads but still they ran.

Within minutes they came in sight of the house and burst through the front door sliding across the floor and nearly crashing into the wall.

    "O-Alright, whew, give me a sec and I'll get us a couple of towels." Vinyl managed between breaths.

    "Okay lets go up to my room, I don't want to wake my roommate."

    Rave silently nodded in approval and followed Vinyl upstairs, accepting a towel graciously. She still felt absolutely terrible for earlier, or yesterday, she didn't know if midnight had passed yet. A quick check of a digital clock that sat on Vinyl's desk confirmed that midnight had indeed come and pass. It was now one-twenty seven in the morning.

Vinyl sat on her bed and patted the side of it waiting for Rave to follow suit.

    Rave took her seat but did not look at Vinyl, and instead looked down to the floor.

    "I have a question. What ideas did you have that upset them like that?" Vinyl asked.

    Rave was worried she'd be asked this question. "I suppose I do owe you a few answers." She replied then took a deep breath. "It was sort of like your project. I had suggested that we tie in other genres of music into the tech, and I went behind their backs and mixed a record of my own. I played it at a show one night. The crowd didn't seem to mind but my crew was a tad angry that I had done that especially when they had already told me no." Rave finished.

    "Wait, didn't you call my mix lame?" Vinyl asked with a bit of spite.

    "I know I know, its just after what happened I didn't think any Dj's liked it. I'm not trying to make excuses for myself but, I was just trying to be cool, and I let an ego that wasn't even mine take over. I guess I was just taking my rejection out on you and your friend..." Rave replied, starting to cry for the second time that night. "I'm r-really sorry."

    It was Vinyl's turn to feel bad. She gave the mare a light hug to try and cheer her up, she didn't know what else to do. "Its alright Rave." She whispered. Then pulled away and gazed into Rave's eyes. "You do owe Octavia an apology though."

    Rave wore a weak smile. "You told her huh?"

    "Yeah... I did. I share everything with her, plus its kinda hard to hide the battle wounds of a fight." Vinyl replied. "Your one helleva gold fighter to, its been a while since I've been in a good fight." Then giggled a bit. "I want a rematch in the future." She added trying to cheer her up.

    Rave giggled. "You got it, don't expect next time to be different though."

    The two Dj's shared a laugh that warmed them both and broke the tension. "We'll see, hey uh... You should just take my bed for the night and I'll sleep on the couch."

    "No no I couldn't." Rave replies.

    "It'll be better if I do. If Octavia finds you downstairs, she'll freak out." I want to be there to help explain things. It may not run over so smooth.

    Rave though for a moment and decided it was a good idea. "Alright, thanks Vinyl, I really appreciate it."

    "Think nothing of it. Now get some sleep and we'll straighten things out in the morning." Vinyl then exits the room, making her way to the couch.

    Rave felt awkward sitting in Vinyl's room by herself. The room was a mess but its not like she had room to talk having slept in an alley. She sighed and laid back on the bed, not bothering to cover herself up. That's when she realized how tired she really was. In just a short while she dozed off