I am Vinyl Scratch (Adapting to Night)by FanFiction4ChaptersParts 8-15Parts 16-24Parts 1-7Parts 8-15Vinyl was laying on the couch, eating a wonderful mushroom pizza. She finished off the slice She was eating, and grabbed another. "Oh, pizza is wonderful. The perfect thirst quencher," She said to nobody in particular. Just then, She heard a knock on the door. "Hey Vinyl, I'm home!" Octavia shouted through the door. Oh shoot. I'm busted, She thought. Octavia burst through the door. She knew her game was up. When Octavia opened her mouth, Vinyl knew what she was going to say. "Why did you get pizza? I just came back from the market with stuff that I'm going to use to make dinner," She said. At that, Vinyl released her breath. That wasn't bad, not what she thought Octavia would say. She continued. "I'll just make dinner tomorrow, then." She yawned. "Boy am I tired. I'm going to get some rest," Octavia finished. Then she went upstairs to her room. Yessss! I thought excitedly. That meant I could go, finally. Disregarding the bags of stuff that Octavia had carried in, I rushed out of the house and into the forest. I rushed about, still thirty for some reason, even after all the pizza I had. I brought a hoof to my eyes, and realized that there were red, misty swirls coming off of them. I gasped under my breath. I smelled something to my far right, and was about to follow it when I heard Octavia calling my name. "Vinyl? Vinyl! There you are! I have been looking for you everywhere for you!" She said. Then she yawned. "It's almost midnight. Aren't you tired?" I knew I should be tired, but for some reason I wasn't. I didn't understand why. So I went back with Octavia to the house. As I was trying to go to sleep, it hit me. I got up, no longer tired (even though I was never tired to begin with) and headed down to the Golden Oak Library. I started pulling all the books I could find about vampires off the shelves, and pretty soon I had been buried in books. So, I read the night away. By the time Vinyl Scratch got home, it was almost 10 o clock. In the morning. Octavia looked at her, angry. She scolded her, but then stomped out of the house. Which gave her the time she wanted to go back to the Everfree forest. But then she realized exactly how tired she was, spending countless hours in the library. So she went upstairs, and eventually fell asleep. In fact, she slept so long that by the time she got up, it was almost dinnertime. But unlike Octavia, she was wide awake. I left for the library to get more books to read about vampires, and read them while Octavia made dinner, true to her word from last night. She finished cooking right when I finished reading the books. So we sat down to eat. Turns out, Octavia made some noodles, with quite a few toppings, and even a couple of sauces. I ended up eating just about half of it, before I asked her what exactly was in it. She paused a moment, clearly thinking about the question. Then she replied. "There should be... um, mushrooms, basil, tomato sauce, meat sauce, a few other spices..." I nodded, eagerly wanting to know. "...and garlic." Parts 16-24My eyes went wide. How had I never guessed there was garlic in it? I gasped and rushed out the door. Minutes later, I found myself back in the Everfree. This time, though, I smelled something very nearby. It smelled like pony. Before I knew it, I was rushing through the forest without thinking. And soon, I was at the Ponyville fountain. I saw a pony sitting there, looking as if she was waiting for somebody. waiting for me to come, bite her senseless, a part of myself I didn't know I had said in my mind. no, I can't just go around biting ponies! I thought fiercely back at myself. think of what it would do to my reputation! And what the other ponies would think! But the part of myself that said that was gone. Suddenly and without warning, I felt myself jumping towards the pony in sight. And without thinking, the part of me that had spoken in my minded earlier now spoke to the pony now in my arms: "Fear the night!" and then I bent down and bit her. Less than a minute passed, and I could feel drips of blood running down my arm. At first I just stared into space blindly, but then I realized what I had done. I could barely stop myself from breaking down into sobs. What have you done, you fiend?!? I thought-yelled at myself. You bit a pony! But just then, I realized that somepony was coming around the corner. So I quickly dropped her and dashed back to the cover of the Everfree. Somehow, I knew all the ins and outs of the entire Everfree Forest. So I rushed to someplace where I could wash off. When I got to a brook, I finally just let loose and cried. But just then, I had a thought. wait, isn't Octavia looking for me? And as if on cue, I started to hear my name being called in the distance. This time, though, I heard more than just one voice. she must have called for Sweetie Drops and Lyra Heartstrings, I thought. I quickly clambered out of the brook and away from the voices. I rushed towards the clearing near the edge of the forest that was... now that I think about it, I don't recall knowing where it was. All I know is that it was somewhere near the edge of the Everfree. I could hear the voices getting louder and louder, until I could see Octavia, Lyra Heartstrings, and Sweetie Drops standing at the rim of the clearing. I turned around, trying to look for a path of escape, but a tall rock blocked my path. I stayed facing the rock, though. "Vinyl, come back with us," Lyra said calmingly to me. "No... go away," I said. "You have to get away." I kept repeating this to what they said. But I didn't catch what they were saying mostly, because the voice that had been speaking to me earlier was talking to me in my mind. Yessss... go with them, and teach them to fear the night, it kept telling me. Eventually, the mental fight grew to be a full out battle for control of my body. I could feel the misty red swirls gathering up by my eyes. I completely lost it, and leapt at Octavia with all of my strength. Author's Note Was that too morbid? If so, let me know. Okay? Okay. Sorry, and Thank you. Parts 1-7Vinyl Scratch (aka DJ Pon-3) got down from her sound mixer. She got the towel out of her satchel she kept by the sound mixer and wiped her hooves off. Just as she was putting it away, Octavia came up to her. "hey Vinyl, so I've been wondering how you... well, how you've become such a night owl," Octavia said. "Hmm, I never told you, did I?" Vinyl said. She got down from the podium-thing she was on (her sound mixer was on it), and took a deep breath. It all started 400 years ago, and I was a filly. It was absolutely pouring, and I was out In town. I didn't know anyone, and nobody knew me... except for one. I can't remember his name, but he had a small dagger in his cloak. He was a unicorn. He swept the dagger out from his cloak, and crept around the corner. And, using the dagger he was now holding using just his magic, he flung it around the corner. At the time, I remember that cloaks and capes were in fashion at the time. He probably only hit me by the cloak I was wearing at that exact moment, but either way, I felt a sudden and sharp pain in my flank. When I looked down, the dagger had lodged itself into my cutie mark. Blood was oozing from it already, and I fell on the ground in shock. At that moment, somepony who had been watching the pony who had attacked me in the shadows tackled him, went over to me and picked me up. He looked around to see if anypony was watching, and leaned down. I unconsciously felt something prick my neck. At first I thought he had kissed me, but then I realized that he had bitten me. Then he left me for dead. Some ponies were gathered in the rain on a hill somewhere near my hometown, Ponyville. , I don't remember seeing Lyra Heartstrings, Sweetie Drops, or Octavia, so I bet they just had no idea about what was going on at the time. But when I opened my eyes, all I could see was a lot of dirt and darkness. So I ended up digging up and up, until finally I could feel rain pouring down on me again. I could barely remember what had happened earlier, just that my neck hurt. I rubbed where my neck hurt, and felt two thin holes the size of a couple of really sharp teeth. When I looked up, I saw somebody looming over me. There was a glare on his face. "I knew you weren't dead. I saved your life, and you aren't even grateful," he hissed, aiming all of his anger directly at me. I looked at him, confused. How had he saved my life? Just then, I had a sudden urge to bite him back. But before I could get up, he ran off. Octavia sighed, tired, and left the auditorium. Vinyl was about to go back to her sound mixer when she became particularly hungry, and left. She was tired, but wide awake. She was thirsty... but not for water. Author's Note Bet you can't guess what happened to her 400 years ago and why she's still even ALIVE after 400 years. I'll give you a hint: they both have the same answer. Post your answer in the comments for this chapter! Last, the parts are all really short, so the chapters end up being short too. Sorry! I'll try to make the rest of the chapters longer.
Parts 8-15Vinyl was laying on the couch, eating a wonderful mushroom pizza. She finished off the slice She was eating, and grabbed another. "Oh, pizza is wonderful. The perfect thirst quencher," She said to nobody in particular. Just then, She heard a knock on the door. "Hey Vinyl, I'm home!" Octavia shouted through the door. Oh shoot. I'm busted, She thought. Octavia burst through the door. She knew her game was up. When Octavia opened her mouth, Vinyl knew what she was going to say. "Why did you get pizza? I just came back from the market with stuff that I'm going to use to make dinner," She said. At that, Vinyl released her breath. That wasn't bad, not what she thought Octavia would say. She continued. "I'll just make dinner tomorrow, then." She yawned. "Boy am I tired. I'm going to get some rest," Octavia finished. Then she went upstairs to her room. Yessss! I thought excitedly. That meant I could go, finally. Disregarding the bags of stuff that Octavia had carried in, I rushed out of the house and into the forest. I rushed about, still thirty for some reason, even after all the pizza I had. I brought a hoof to my eyes, and realized that there were red, misty swirls coming off of them. I gasped under my breath. I smelled something to my far right, and was about to follow it when I heard Octavia calling my name. "Vinyl? Vinyl! There you are! I have been looking for you everywhere for you!" She said. Then she yawned. "It's almost midnight. Aren't you tired?" I knew I should be tired, but for some reason I wasn't. I didn't understand why. So I went back with Octavia to the house. As I was trying to go to sleep, it hit me. I got up, no longer tired (even though I was never tired to begin with) and headed down to the Golden Oak Library. I started pulling all the books I could find about vampires off the shelves, and pretty soon I had been buried in books. So, I read the night away. By the time Vinyl Scratch got home, it was almost 10 o clock. In the morning. Octavia looked at her, angry. She scolded her, but then stomped out of the house. Which gave her the time she wanted to go back to the Everfree forest. But then she realized exactly how tired she was, spending countless hours in the library. So she went upstairs, and eventually fell asleep. In fact, she slept so long that by the time she got up, it was almost dinnertime. But unlike Octavia, she was wide awake. I left for the library to get more books to read about vampires, and read them while Octavia made dinner, true to her word from last night. She finished cooking right when I finished reading the books. So we sat down to eat. Turns out, Octavia made some noodles, with quite a few toppings, and even a couple of sauces. I ended up eating just about half of it, before I asked her what exactly was in it. She paused a moment, clearly thinking about the question. Then she replied. "There should be... um, mushrooms, basil, tomato sauce, meat sauce, a few other spices..." I nodded, eagerly wanting to know. "...and garlic."
Parts 16-24My eyes went wide. How had I never guessed there was garlic in it? I gasped and rushed out the door. Minutes later, I found myself back in the Everfree. This time, though, I smelled something very nearby. It smelled like pony. Before I knew it, I was rushing through the forest without thinking. And soon, I was at the Ponyville fountain. I saw a pony sitting there, looking as if she was waiting for somebody. waiting for me to come, bite her senseless, a part of myself I didn't know I had said in my mind. no, I can't just go around biting ponies! I thought fiercely back at myself. think of what it would do to my reputation! And what the other ponies would think! But the part of myself that said that was gone. Suddenly and without warning, I felt myself jumping towards the pony in sight. And without thinking, the part of me that had spoken in my minded earlier now spoke to the pony now in my arms: "Fear the night!" and then I bent down and bit her. Less than a minute passed, and I could feel drips of blood running down my arm. At first I just stared into space blindly, but then I realized what I had done. I could barely stop myself from breaking down into sobs. What have you done, you fiend?!? I thought-yelled at myself. You bit a pony! But just then, I realized that somepony was coming around the corner. So I quickly dropped her and dashed back to the cover of the Everfree. Somehow, I knew all the ins and outs of the entire Everfree Forest. So I rushed to someplace where I could wash off. When I got to a brook, I finally just let loose and cried. But just then, I had a thought. wait, isn't Octavia looking for me? And as if on cue, I started to hear my name being called in the distance. This time, though, I heard more than just one voice. she must have called for Sweetie Drops and Lyra Heartstrings, I thought. I quickly clambered out of the brook and away from the voices. I rushed towards the clearing near the edge of the forest that was... now that I think about it, I don't recall knowing where it was. All I know is that it was somewhere near the edge of the Everfree. I could hear the voices getting louder and louder, until I could see Octavia, Lyra Heartstrings, and Sweetie Drops standing at the rim of the clearing. I turned around, trying to look for a path of escape, but a tall rock blocked my path. I stayed facing the rock, though. "Vinyl, come back with us," Lyra said calmingly to me. "No... go away," I said. "You have to get away." I kept repeating this to what they said. But I didn't catch what they were saying mostly, because the voice that had been speaking to me earlier was talking to me in my mind. Yessss... go with them, and teach them to fear the night, it kept telling me. Eventually, the mental fight grew to be a full out battle for control of my body. I could feel the misty red swirls gathering up by my eyes. I completely lost it, and leapt at Octavia with all of my strength. Author's Note Was that too morbid? If so, let me know. Okay? Okay. Sorry, and Thank you.
Parts 1-7Vinyl Scratch (aka DJ Pon-3) got down from her sound mixer. She got the towel out of her satchel she kept by the sound mixer and wiped her hooves off. Just as she was putting it away, Octavia came up to her. "hey Vinyl, so I've been wondering how you... well, how you've become such a night owl," Octavia said. "Hmm, I never told you, did I?" Vinyl said. She got down from the podium-thing she was on (her sound mixer was on it), and took a deep breath. It all started 400 years ago, and I was a filly. It was absolutely pouring, and I was out In town. I didn't know anyone, and nobody knew me... except for one. I can't remember his name, but he had a small dagger in his cloak. He was a unicorn. He swept the dagger out from his cloak, and crept around the corner. And, using the dagger he was now holding using just his magic, he flung it around the corner. At the time, I remember that cloaks and capes were in fashion at the time. He probably only hit me by the cloak I was wearing at that exact moment, but either way, I felt a sudden and sharp pain in my flank. When I looked down, the dagger had lodged itself into my cutie mark. Blood was oozing from it already, and I fell on the ground in shock. At that moment, somepony who had been watching the pony who had attacked me in the shadows tackled him, went over to me and picked me up. He looked around to see if anypony was watching, and leaned down. I unconsciously felt something prick my neck. At first I thought he had kissed me, but then I realized that he had bitten me. Then he left me for dead. Some ponies were gathered in the rain on a hill somewhere near my hometown, Ponyville. , I don't remember seeing Lyra Heartstrings, Sweetie Drops, or Octavia, so I bet they just had no idea about what was going on at the time. But when I opened my eyes, all I could see was a lot of dirt and darkness. So I ended up digging up and up, until finally I could feel rain pouring down on me again. I could barely remember what had happened earlier, just that my neck hurt. I rubbed where my neck hurt, and felt two thin holes the size of a couple of really sharp teeth. When I looked up, I saw somebody looming over me. There was a glare on his face. "I knew you weren't dead. I saved your life, and you aren't even grateful," he hissed, aiming all of his anger directly at me. I looked at him, confused. How had he saved my life? Just then, I had a sudden urge to bite him back. But before I could get up, he ran off. Octavia sighed, tired, and left the auditorium. Vinyl was about to go back to her sound mixer when she became particularly hungry, and left. She was tired, but wide awake. She was thirsty... but not for water. Author's Note Bet you can't guess what happened to her 400 years ago and why she's still even ALIVE after 400 years. I'll give you a hint: they both have the same answer. Post your answer in the comments for this chapter! Last, the parts are all really short, so the chapters end up being short too. Sorry! I'll try to make the rest of the chapters longer.
