Chapters Adagio Took Our Clothes, Okay?
"Yeah! Woohoo!" Yelled Vinyl Scratch's teammate, Rainbow Dash, as she shot a pass from Vinyl, the soccer ball sailing right past the goalie and into the goal that the poor boy tried so hard to protect, effectively costing them the tie-breaker point. They just beat the Appaloosa team, and won their way into the national championship. Next Friday, they would be leaving for Canterlot to go against the rest of the regional champions. But now, time to hit the showers. She even wore her shades to the shower, but they they're waterproof so it wasn't a big deal. It was only her and Rainbow in the white, tiled shower, and normally Rainbow was the first one out. This time, however, it was a very worried Rainbow.
"Um, hey. You sure I shouldn't stick around? I mean, Adagio and her band of sluts are gonna be pretty pissed. What if they pull something , well, bitchy?"
"Good point, I'll get out in a sec."
"Don't mean to rush."
"You like what you see?"
"Maybe I do."
"I sure do." This was a new voice, coming from a girl holding both of their clothes, and a camera. Rainbow called it, Adagio Dazzle and her friends, were there. Vinyl quickly covered herself, but Rainbow didn't.
"Whadd'ya gonna do? Take a picture? It'll last longer."
"You seem oddly calm for the situation. You wanna be famous for this?"
"You wont have enough time to get the picture anywhere."
"Featherweight!" Adagio called, but neither of them could see the window. "Wait right there. We might need you for something. When I call you again, put your hand in the window, and take the photo to Photo Finish. Don't look at it until you'r in her office. Got it?"
"Yeah, I guess." The little kid seemed uncertain, but would do it.
"You were saying?" Adagio effectively quietly silenced them both. "Good. Now, lets see how you do without these." She said smugly, as she shoved the clothes and their backpacks out the window. "Bye bye, losers." She flattened her tone as she walked out the door.
"Well, shit. You jinxed us. Thanks."
"Hey! Not my fault they showed up. Besides, I didn't see them take our uniforms, did you?"
"Actually, I did. They were under our regular clothes. But, I have a better way out of this. You got your phone somewhere?"
"No, I left it in my backpack."
"Okay, just fuckin think. Who would be able to deal with this, and how would they."
"Pinkie, probably by making clothes out of the floor. You wanna try that?"
"What can we use as shoes as we kick the tiles up?"
"Good point. So, what the fuck. We should have just rushed them." Vinyl was literally at a standstill, until Rainbow had an actual idea.
"The Nurse's office! There's blankets there."
"Wait." Vinyl took a second to consider. "You'r on to something, but the Nurse is on the other side of the school. What's in here?" They both took a short walk around, trying to find some sort of fabric, but turned up empty handed.
"Nothing. Where's Rarity when you need her?!" Rainbow asked rhetorically, as she hit the wall.
"Well, isn't Do on the Bball team? She could help you out, and you could get me somethin to wear after that."
"That would work, but she's probably gone by now. In case you forgot, she leaves with everyone else until the Bball season."
"Oh, please. She's probably looking around the school to see what cool stuff people leave around. She learned to pick locks for a reason."
"I didn't know she could do that."
"Once I caught her trying to pick sunset's back before the demon incident."
"Did you really rat her out?"
"Hell no! When I saw Sunset, I blocked her until snips and snails jumped me. I took a hell of a beating, but Sunset lost literally all of her shit. It was fucking hillarious!"
"Oh shit! We should so to that to Adagio tomorrow." Raimbow then held her hand up, and Vinyl gave a high-five.
"There is still right now, though."
"Only one way out, and that would be finding someone to help."
"What about the rest of the team?"
"Have you seen the way they look at us?"
"Oh please. I see everything through these." Vinyl gestured to her shades. "How about we go try to find something to help?"
"Sure, lets go, I guess."
Adagio Took Our Clothes, Okay?
Chapter 2 : You Don't Say?
They walked over to the door, the cold tiles on the floor annoying Vinyl's feet. Vinyl peeked out the door, seeing no one there.
"Okay, we're good." Vinyl stepped out into the freezing gym, realizing they were both soaked.
"Shit! It's cold! God damn!"
"SHH! Do you want someone to see us?" Rainbow shut up, realizing that if they were caught together like this. it would be three times as bad then if one of them was alone and caught.
"Just follow me, okay?" Vinyl snapped in a whisper.
"Damn, calm down. Lead the way." Rainbow was also keeping her voice down, not wanting to be found out.
"Okay, I keep a bit of extra clothes in my locker." Rainbow shot her a questioning glance. "Because anything I bring to the orphanage will definitely get stolen, and these clothes were a gift from my mom before she turned into a colossal bitch and I up and left."
That satisfied her questioning look, and Vinyl peered around the corner. The hall was empty, and Vinyl gestured for Rainbow to follow her into the hall. They followed the hall for a moment, there was then a T junction in the hall. Vinyl looked around the right turn as she inched her way to the left one. The right was clear, but in the left was a surprising sight. Not more suprising than if someone saw them two, but suprising enough. It was Roseluck, and Colgate, in each other's arms, making out. Now, Roseluck had hit on her and a few of the other girls, but Colgate? The more you know. Considering the situation, they should just roll with it, but it was kind of cute how Colgate was obviously inexperienced.
"Rainbow, look at this. Its kinda cute, if you could say that." Rainbow peered, and looked back, trying to prevent a laugh.
"Oh my go. Colgate has no idea what she's doing, does she?" She was practically cracking up, and it took all of Vinyl's will not to do the same.
"Focus! What do we do now? They're right in the only hall to get to my locker."
"Well, I don't know? Maybe we could go around to the other corner and blind them if we're fast enough."
"Nice one." They slowly went around, through the gym, and peering around each corner until they were within feet of the secret couple, around a corner. Rainbow was counting down from 5 on her hand, and once she had a fist, they rushed out. Vinyl was just barely to get Roseluck's eyes closed, just as Rainbow got Col's eyes.
"What the?!"
"What's the big deal?" Roseluck was more annoyed than surprised, but Colgate was obviously freaked out. Vinyl saw Roseluck move her hand to move Rainbow's but was intercepted.
"Don't even try it."
"Okay, then what do we do?" Rose was obviously upset about the interruption, showing it enough to cover what was probably extreme embarrassment about having been found out.
"All you got to do, is help us. Adagio took our clothes, okay? And now we need some help getting around."
"What do you want me to do about it?"
"Simple. Get some clothes, or at least something to wrap up in, got it?"
"Okay, Rainbow, I know your voice. But who else is there?"
"None your damn business, that's who."
Colgate this time. "It's gotta be Vinyl, right? She can't talk, and she's on the soccer team too, right" Shit, smart.
"Just help us out, okay?" Rainbow had some annoyance in her voice, as well as impatience.
"Geez, okay. Where do you want me to get some clothes out of, exactly?" Rose was obviously getting tired of this, and had a point.
"If we can get to Vinyl's locker-"
"Called it."
"Can I finish, Colgate?"
"Go ahead."
"Okay. Once we get to her locker, we can get clothes. She can't keep them at the orphanage."
"How do we help?" Roseluck had completely lost her annoyed, impatient tone.
"Make sure no one else is around."
"Um, how exactly do we do that?" Colgate was definitely the nicer one of the two, using a more inquisitive tone, rather than sarcastic.
"Well, uh." Rainbow paused for am moment, then Rose responded for her.
"Come on, were all girls here. It shouldn't be so awkward, should it?"
"Rose, don't. Just, please, don't." Rainbow seemed against the idea, but Vinyl thought it wouldn't be so bad. She nudged Colgate to try to get her to support the ides, which she did.
"Well, why not? If there was a guy, no way in hell. But it's only us, so whats the big deal?" Exactly how Vinyl would have put it. Rainbow sighed, then looked to Vinyl. Vinyl nodded, hoping that they could just be done with the awkwardness.
"Ok, fine. Only if you agree not to freak out, alright?"
"Okay." Rose seemed too fine with it.
"Sure." Colgate was okay with it too. Rainbow nodded, and they removed their hands. Vinyl couldn't see Colgate's face, bur Rose was blushing profusely at the sight of Vinyl with an embarrased half smile, and took a step back. Well, their's what will probably end up being a wet dream for her. As for Colgate, she didn't move at all. However, she was the first one to speak up.
"Well, are we gonna just stand around here or go find something for you?" Vinyl saw Rose snap out of her entranced state when Colgate nudged her in the shoulder.
"Oh, yeah. Lets go, do, that." It was all Vinyl could do from bursting out laughing at Rose's inability to speak English. It was somehow twice as funny when she turned to go, and saw Rainbow. At that moment, all Vinyl could assume was that Roseluck.exe has crashed. Rose freezed instantly. Rainbow wove her hand in front of her face, still nothing.
"Geez, I know she likes chicks, but am I really that hot?" Silence. They were waiting for Rose to respond, which became awkward. Colgate was the only one who could respond, Vinyl not wanting to talk in front of anyone else.
"Um, uh, yeah. Rose kinda, well, okay. Um, Rose?" Colgate was obviously nervous about this, but that wasn't the center of attention right now. Vinyl walked up to Rose's side, and lightly slapped her in the back of the head.
"YEAHLETSGODOTHAT!" Awkward silence, once again.
"Rose, come on now. Focus." Col might be annoyed at this, but Vinyl couldn't totally tell.
"Yeah, heh, let's." Rose was trying too hard to hide a blush bugger and redder than an apple the size on the sun, and failed miserably. She started off. In the wrong direction.
Adagio Took Our Clothes, Okay?
"Rose, wrong way. Vinyl's locker is the other way, or we wouldn't have come this way." Rainbow stated dead-pan.
"I knew that." Rose snapped, slight blush returning. She then proceeded to rectify her mistake, and even turning the right way in the hall. They proceeded to go down the hall, and Rainbow just made the funniest thing ever happen.
"Okay, now left." She never said 'into the wall', but that's where Rose went. Right into the white drywall, and onto the floor with a loud bump from the wall, and soft pump from the floor.
"Jesus, Rose. That's a wall, if you noticed. Rainbow meant to go down the wall, not through the solid wall." Rose quickly got to her feet.
"I know that!" She snapped. "I'm just making sure i'm not a ghost." She hissed.
"That you didn't die and go to heaven?" Rainbow always had a way to tease people with their own words, and now was no exception.
"Shut up!" Rose was very obviously very flustered and very, well, deep in thought, to put it nicely. Colgate was keeping her composure much better, needless to say. The entire situation was more awkward then anything else could possibly be, at least for Rose. It was a decently comical adventure of seeing Rose bump into corners, trip on trash cans, and even try to walk out a window. By the time they got to the locker, Rose had a nosebleed, and was slightly limping. She had hit her right leg on a bench and nearly faceplanted into a trash van.
"Okay, were here. Vinyl." Rainbow gestured, and Vinyl walked up to her locker. She turned the knob for the code 40-21-35, and the door opened revealing a grey trench coat, a spare set of shades, a box at the bottom with her extra gear, and alot of clothes hung behind the trench coat. Vinyl grabbed the coat, along with white sweats and a white undershirt. She set that on the box on the floor, and tossed her spare soccer uniform to Rainbow. She then dressed, Rainbow doing the same. Once fully dressed, Rose spoke up.
"Can we go now?"
"Do you wanna miss out on ruining Adagio's life?" Rainbow questioned back.
"No way!" Colgate responded before Rose had a chance. Rose sighed, and decided not to argue.
"Okay, so all we have to do is find them, and separate her from her goons. I think I can handle the separation, but then we need to get her phone. Once we have that, Vinyl can work some photoshop magic, right?" Vinyl nodded in response, and Rainbow started off. Unlike their last leader, she didn't bump into any walls, and they got back to the gym in much less time than it took to get to the locker. Rainbow then went out the other side of the gym, and ran back in.
"They're on the bench. Let me go first, and when Adagio comes through, grab her." Rainbow whispered, but Vinyl stopped her. She shook her head, and Rainbow nodded. Then, Vinyl walked through the door.
"What are you doing here?" Adagio was half confused, and half surprised, both slowly merging to anger. Vinyl shrugged sarcastically, and walked over to the trio. "Hey! Get back! Girls!" Vinyl was intercepted by the two that were on either side of her. She then backed up, and was followed. Success! She then grabbed a trash can, and dumped it on the two, and ran. She heard their footsteps behind her slowly fading, so she slowed. They began catching up, so Vinyl made sure to stay just barely in front, until one of them grabbed the edge of the trench coat. God dammit! She did have a way out, however, but it was't going to be easy. Unless they made it, which they did. When they tackled her, they only got her sides, so she slipped out in between, stumbled up and forward, and began running again. This time, she assumed that Rainbow had enough time by now, and just took off. Compared to before Sunset became nice, that was nothing. They wouldn't have even survived back then, and some kids really didn't. Now was not the time for remembering that. She just concentrated on making it hard to track her, and turned left into another close T junction where she turned left again. She then took her first right, and they were nowhere to be seen. She took an alternate route back to Rainbow, and saw Rose run into a wall, then Colgate help her up and they kept running. She checked around the corner into the gym, and nearly missed the phone flying at her. She caught, juggled, nearly dropped, and grabbed the phone. She then ran through the halls, and around through the door. She then hopped over her car door, started the engine, and apparently the last time she was in here she forgot to turn down the volume. The custom wubs she had planned for next show started blasting loud as absolute fuck. She fumbled for the knob. and managed to press it in and mute the music. No time! She floored it, leaving Adagio and the other 2 in the dust. Once she got to the corner, she slowed. She then made her way to the slightly dilapidated dark grey orphanage, put the roof up, and pulled in. She parked, and immediately she saw the usual pickpockets, lockpicks, and petty criminals instantly, so looked all her doors except the driver seat. She got out while keeping an eye on the kids, double-locked her car, and set the alarm on. Last time someone left a car out here for more than 10 minutes, it got stolen. She then used the remote custom Bar-locks built into the door from her keys. Can't be too careful. Once she was sure that her car would be fine, she walked into the fairly well-lit but somewhat somber room. She went to go hop on the local PC. Amazing that it hasn't been destroyed or sold or stolen or anything. The usual kid, Digit, was on. He was 14 by now, and actually fairly buff. Oh, that's why it's lasted that long, she remembered last time someone tried to force their way onto it. She nodded, and he moved. There was a USB already in, so she hooked the phone up. The screen was black, except for the icons for Mozilla, recycle bin, and the windows task bar. The window popped up with the list.
Sync digital media files to this device
Open device to view files
Import pictures and videos
Vinyl selected "Open device to view files" and went into the internal storage. Then she went through pictures. Okay, there was a whole bunch of naked pics here, all of Adagio, some with her trio. Damn, they do some crazy shit together. Some of the pics she couldn't tell who was who. No photoshop needed, so she closed the window, and kept the phone.
"Aww, come on. You cant copy some of those to desktop?" Digit pleaded. Puppy dog eyes. Fuckin puppy dog eyes! She plugged the phone back in, went back into the internal storage, created a new folder on the desktop, and copied the entire photo folder into the new folder instead of straight onto the desktop. She did that because the folder icon would only show another folder inside it. Once that finished, she took the phone and went back to her car. Now, time to do what she did every night. She nearly forgot the incident, but luckily steered clear of the school instead of normal. She found her way to the parking lot of walmart, turned off the car, and was about to climb into the back seat and got a text from Rainbow.
Hey! Come stay my place tonight. U can do the photo shit over here.
Vinyl replied.
Cool. When I get there, tho, u see the pics dont need photoshop.
She pulled out of the lot, and started for Rainbow's. She lived with her dad, because her mother was a stunt pilot and, well, crashed horribly when Rainbow was like 3. Horrible shit, but Fluttershy and Vinyl helped her through it. Anyway, ending her train of thought, she pulled up to Rainbow's. She knocked, and Rainbow answered.
"My dad's asleep. Come on." She whispered, making her way to her computer. They got there, Vinyl plugged the phone in, and went as far as the internal storage folder.
"Okar, Rainbow, this is fucking gold." She said, and opened the folder.
"Holy shit. We absolutely HAVE to get these all over the school."
"Rose might take some of them. Make sure we make duplicates." They shared a chuckle.
"um, hi." Instantly recognized the voice. Fluttershy was over, and Vinyl nearly ran to and jumped out the window, if it was any other voice.
"Fluttershy! Long time no see." The only other person who was still alive, aside from Octavia, who had heard her voice ever.
"Yeah. I've had her over for a while. Her parents finally got fed up with the animal thing. It's cool." Seems legit.
"Wow. Kinda messed up."
"You ever met her parents? No offense."
"You ever meet mine? Only reason I didn't leave sooner is because I managed to haul away, like a crapton of money."
"Yeah, we had this talk before. Anyway, you gonna print those?" Rainbow somehow put on a voice that sounded sincere. Vinyl sighed, highlighted the many pictures, and hit ctrl+p.
"How many copies?"
"Like 10 of each." Vinyl clicked the page box, typed 10, and hit print. Very soon the printer started up.
"oh... my." Well, Fluttershy found the photos. Rainbow leaned in to whisper something.
"You might wanna print a few extra of some of those."