The Present Life...and the past life.
Some people say that your past does not matter and what only matters is the present....some people say that the present does not matter and what matters it the future...but one thing is certain. The past does affect you very harshly sometimes, you can learn to leave it behind...but not when its as cool as Vinyl Scratchs past.
Vinyl Scratch or just Vinyl as her friends call her is a very popular pony in Equastria because of her unique and very entertaining style of music made of of electronic beats and wubs. Her reputation is almost 100% true as she does not like to hide. A very full of life pony that does not slow down one bit, with a love for any kind of music but she loves her own music the most but appreciates other styles of music. She also has a little taste for girls but only for one, her best friend and romantic partener Octavia. A musician as same as Vinyl but a little more unknown. She sings and composes classical music but she has made music together with Vinyl to result in a modern-classical mix of music. Her repution stands a lot from Vinyl as a very popular lesbian couple in the media of Equastria. They both live their life quite to the full but not going overboard....well at least not Octavia.
But Vinyl was not always this friendly neither this romantic. In the past from her early teen days up to a few days before she got into modern music she was more....cruel.....active and quite a bad pony. She was known for one thing only: Her succesfull heists pulled of in Las Pegasus and Manehathan. She was a force not to be messed with. Carrying an impressive arsenal of weapons and brain made her a good candidate for heisting teams that looked to pull of amazing jobs. She earned a bounty on her head multiple times and was even caught by celestia`s personal guard force once.....but she escaped quickly leaving the guards with some nice bullets in their head. She switched teams frequently almost always having a different crew every time made up of low lives who wanted to make money or just ponies looking for a death wish.
As reminded her gun arsenal was impressive but one of her weapons was quite known for the number of kills it brought to her. A modified AM-47 painted and chromed in her own style with some blue and purple with neon lights around it. The rifle was almost her only family and it was an asset to her survival. To her sadness she lost it in one of her final missions, falling of into a sewer in Las Pegasus and she had no way of getting it back without being killed by cops. It was one of the reasons she quit her heisting time and became an artist. Even if her time in the gun action was over she kept her action heavy personality in the present and even now she sometimes looks at TV and sees news about heists and she is deeply dissapointed by the modern heisters. "Idiots who don`t know how to use a gun!" She sometimes screams at the TV if Octavia is not in the house.
Octavia does not know much of Vinyl`s past because of that exact reason. She quit her past and she does not want the past to trouble her relationship. She truly loves Octavia more than anything, tough saying that she would want sometimes to get back in action would be an understatement..but its just too dangerous now.
Now lets get back to the present...Its a nice, warm day of spring. The sun just got up brighting up every house in its sight. This is a sing for people to wake up and start being productive....but not for our dear musician pony.
"Why the fuck do you have to shine so hard sun?" Vinyl loudly screams at the sun, however it does not respond.
"MAYBE if you got up earlier the sun would not have to strugle to wake you up." says Octavia in a funny tone almost making fun of Vinyl.
"But Tavi! There is nothing to do right now and I still need some sleep after last night`s concert."
"Speaking of your amazing concert, did you forgot that we have to be at the after party tonight..?"
Vinyl takes a couple of moments for her brain to start working and then she truly wakes up.
"OH SHIT. That is today?! How the hell did I forgot?" says Vinyl while alarmingly jumping out of her comfy bed.
"I dont know Vinyl but we must be there. Last night was one of your greatest concerts and missing this part or even worse, making a bad impression at the party would be dreadfull to your carrier."
"Well then. Let us make the best fucking impression of all time! But first....TO THE BREAKFAST TABLE!" says Vinyl in a heroic tone quickly before going downstairs to the kitchen.
Octavia laughs while she walks downstair towards the kitchen where cereal and milk are already prepared in two bowl. One for her, and one for the screaming child in the house. Vinyl starts eating while looking quite goofy, while Octavia eats in a comfortable and elegant way, sometimes chuckling at the way Vinyl sips the milk.
Octavia breaks the awkward silences and chuckles to tell Vinyl something important:
"Also Vinyl, I would really apreciate it if you don`t go too crazy with your "style" on Mr. Falnicov at tonights party."
Vinyl took a second or two before realizing what Octavia was talking about.
"Dont worry Tavi. Hes just like all my other sponsers. I will just say hello, be polite for a few seconds than leave and probaly throw up in the bathroom"
"Tonight is a little more important Vinyl. This sponsor made your concert be one of the first ever where Princess Celestia and Princess Luna showed up. Do you have any idea how big that is? You must show him that you are worth working together with him in the future!"
Vinyl spins her eyes around while taking a heavy breath.
"I dont know Tavi...that guy seems so...strange too me. He seems like he knows a lot more than him being just a smple sponsor"
"Oh please what could he be? A secret spy?"
"MAYBE HE IS!" said Vinyl with a loud voice like she just discovered a new planet.
"Dont worry, Im just joking Tavi. I will behave quite nicely at the party"
"Thank you my little artist," says Octavia while giving Vinyl a little kiss.
The two mares finished their breakfast and went upstairs to prepare more for the party. Octavia spent hours and hours making sure she looked amazing...while Vinyl strapped on a suit with a blue plastic flower with some neon lights coming out of it.
Vinyl is preparing for the party nicely...but she yet does not know how big this party will actually be for her....
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's Note
Some notes about the story:
The AM-47 is a parody of the AK-47. The AK-47 comes from the name Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947. So this one replaced Kalashnikova with another name of a pony with beggining with an M.
Mr.Falnicov does not in any way represent the author of this story (aka. me) or a characther from Payday 2.
Next chapter will be uploaded very shortly
A Party full of words....
As Vinyl and Octavia were getting ready for the party, a limousine was waiting outside for them and sometimes honking to make sure that they are not late. When the two mares were ready they got in the limousine and the drive towards Canterlot where the party takes place, started. To pass the time Vinyl turned on the radio for some music and Octavia started reading a little book about spoons. Vinyl never had that much of an interest in books....or spoons, but she respects a persons taste and intellect, especially Octavias intellect. The time passed fast and the couple arrived at the mansion where that party was going. They were not late but not early. On the outside the mansion looked very classical and almost old and scary but when the two mares walked inside the mansion was decorated in a very neon and modern style, perhaps to make Vinyl feel more at home during the party.
They walked inside and they saw a lot of ponies talking, drinking, some dressed sharp and some dressed...less sharp. Vinyls sponsor, Mr. Falnicov, was talking to some guests in an area more secluded. Falnicovs family has a long history of sponsoring pretty much everything: clothes, music, furniture, projects and even wars. Falnicov most likely wants to keep up his family tradition but in a more modern way and thats why he got attached to Vinyls music...or at least thats what Vinyl thinks. Vinyl and Octavia went towards Mr. Falnicov to say "hello", but it turns out he said it first"
"Oh, Vinyl and Octavia! So glad you could make it to the party. It would have been a shame to miss the party thrown out in your success."
"Of course we came Mr. Falnicov. Thanks for sponsoring me and my team these last months. You really helped us get to the top." said Vinyl trying to be as polite as possible.
"Oh, no need to thank me. I saw potential in your way of music and career Vinyl, potential that is crucial to this modern world and you are the biggest star in it! Also I would like to congratulate you for your concert yesterday. Not only did the crowd love it, but the princesses were there, and they liked it as well!You are something amazing Ms. Scratch"
"Well, she is quite a shooting star." remarked Octavia trying to impress Falnicov
Falnicov laughed while he remembered something:
"Oh yes, by the way Octavia, would you mind if Ms. Scratch and me stayed after the party to discuss contracts, paper work, future plans, etc. It is quite boring and most be done between the artist and sponsor alone but It must be done."
"Of course. Vinyl, just call me when you are done so I can come pick you up"
"Ok Tavi. Ill call you when Im done"
After Octavia left and the party ended, Vinyl and Falnicov had to discuss the future plans in the music career that Vinyl was already very big in. They both made their way into one of the rooms in the mansion. It was a very big room with a giant table in the middle with tons and tons of paperwork...and Vinyl already did not like it. They both sit down at the opposite sides of the table.
"Ms. Scratch would you like anything to drink while we work here?"
"No, no. I`m fine without a drink, thank you anyways" politely declined Vinyl
"I have to say Vinyl Scratch, you are an amazing pony. Amazing artist, loved by kids, adults, stallions and mares and your personality is just marvelous. You know both how to be energetic and polite when it`s needed. I am quite curious if you have other.....amazing hidden powers"
"No. At least none that I know of!" says Vinyl in a funny tone
"Tell me about your past Ms. Scratch"
"Well there is not a lot of stuff really to tell.... I was raised in a normal family, did highschool, and entered in an artist based university where I met Octavia and...thats it"
"Are you sure? Cause you need to understand Vinyl that I need to research about the people I sponsor and...here is the funny thing....all the art universities in equastria say that they never had you at their program."
"Um...maybe they just don`t remember..?"
"I also found that no one knows you or remembers you before you became an artist......so, what are you hiding from me Ms. Scratch?"
Vinyl starts to get really worried as she knows that something is up here but she still does not react in case its just a joke..but its not. Falnicov gets up from his seat and pulls out a gun at Vinyl and shoots. Vinyl tilts her head so the bullet misses her just barely while she enters in shock.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" says Vinyl while looking in shock at Falnicov.
"Come on Vinyl, don`t fuck with me. I know about your past. Every single crime you have done: robbery, heist, murder and terror attack I have it all here...and I have to say, you are an impressive criminal. Someone like you could make a lot of money in the modern world."
Vinyl gets up and looks with anger at Falnicov while he is slightly smiling.
"What If I don`t fucking want to? Besides, what would you get from me returning to heisting again?"
"You see Vinyl, the modern equastria is quite foolish. Too busy caring about love and their friendship powers to look at real dangers inside its own system. A system that can be exploited with enough work. I am working on making a team of the best robbers, heisters and murderers out there to make the greatest hits in equastria that you could think of. Banks, Casinos, Castles....and so so much more. And you are a perfect candidate."
"I have a lot of people I care about now. I would like it to get back in the action but I can`t afford to lose people I love" Vinyl responds to his offer.
"Well.....You see I have something that you care about a lot...and I think you want it back."
Falnicov puts on the table a weapon....Vinyl`s AM-47. Almost as new and perfect as when she lost it. Vinyl looks at the weapon on the table, in all her glory as she looks at it with a burning passion.
"Come on. Pick it up" says Falnicov
Vinyl grabs the weapon as she looks at it and admires it almost hugging it and you can see on her face that she loves the weapon. She takes the weapon and shoots with it at the wall behind Falnicov until its all just holes with bullets.
"OH YEAH!I missed this shit so so so much!" says Vinyl while hugging the weapon.
A moment of silence goes trough the giant room as Vinyl and Falnicov glare at one another for what feels like hours...but actually seconds.
"So.....what do you say?" asks Falnicov
Vinyl looks at him as memories, dreams and her past flashes in her eyes as she thinks about the danger she could bring to her friends and most importantly Octavia. She lets out a breath of death as the silence fades.
"Well......its Payday" says Vinyl approving of Falnicovs offer.
"I knew you would make the right choice Ms. Scratch....now let`s discuss the paperwork, shall we?"
"Sure." says Vinyl as they start talking and planning about heists.
And this is where the present of Vinyl`s story starts and ends. Back at the job, gun in hand, and love in mind. Now all they need is a bank to rob.......
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's Note
Second chapter is done!Sorry that the chapters are not very long. I would like the post more short chapters like a comic book rather than posting very long chapters once every a couple of months.
BTW, thanks to anyone who reads this story, likes it or comments on it. It means a lot to me.
Also, please if you don`t like something in the story or want to give me advice say it in the comments.
