The Perilous Quest to Save Vinyl From Certain Demise

Your mind filled with pure, unbridled rage, you look down at Blueblood as he sits back, relaxing as he torments your marefriend. Even if it hadn't been Vinyl, you would have still been angered enough to swear revenge on this sad excuse of a stallion, but this made things personal, and you find yourself unable to watch from the sidelines. You must put an end to this now!

Strangely, in your fury, you find your thoughts run cold, the icy hatred making all your senses focus, working at levels you hardly knew they could. Your face tenses in a violent, determined expression, as you slowly, silently work yourself into the right position, calculating your first move to be sure not to fail.

Your hind legs meet the top of the vent above you, while your forehooves meet on the grating below. For a moment, you take a deep breath, praying your aim is true.

Then, in a single motion, you kick out with all your legs, hard. With a loud, metallic screech, the grating below you falls away, and you launch yourself downwards, plummeting at high velocity to the gawking guards below, who have only a millisecond before you reach them, your front hooves bashing into their skulls, knocking them against each other.

As the two unicorns groan in pain, they both fall limp beneath you, as you quickly turn towards Blueblood, your legs already tensing as you prepare another, much stronger blow for the prince himself.

"What? No! Tavi!"

When Vinyl's voice rings out, you stiffen, freezing in the middle of the room as you look at your target, which only confirms your worst fears.

Making a split-second decision, Blueblood was holding a sharp metal edge against Vinyl's throat, facing you as he threatens to kill the one you love.

Though you can see the fear in his expression after seeing his loyal guards dispatched so quickly, you dare not make a move.

Vinyl...

Your eyes narrow in pure hate as you glare back at the prince, cursing his cowardly move.

You both stand there for a few seconds, just looking at each others expression, trying to gauge what the next play in this deadly game would be...

Blueblood's fearful expression fades quickly, as he soon realizes he has the ultimate leverage on his side, a valuable you would not bear to lose after going this far. When the grin forms and he holds Vinyl tighter in his grasp, the fire burning in your heart yearns to attack, though you know the move would end the life of the mare you value most in your life. But still, you stay in place, waiting for him to make his move.

And then he does.

As he lights up his horn, you feel a tug from behind just before you are hoisted into the air, dangling from a patch of your tail surrounded by his magic. You panic, knowing that without control over yourself, you can't hope to prevail. You see a small, metal object rising beside you as you flail your hooves, desperate to get back to the ground, where you can still fight...

Thwack!

The entire world around you fades to black as you lose your hold on this world, your final thoughts cursing your impatience, which had only lead to your defeat.

Then, you fall to the ground, as unconscious as the guards who lie next to you.

Wake up...