I opened my eyes, and looked at the clock.

“Vinyl!” I suddenly said, startling the girl next to me.

“What!? What happened?!” she asked, looking scared.

“We fell asleep. You’re going to be changing back in fifteen minutes!” I screeched. Vinyl bolted upright in her bed.

“Man, I knew I shouldn’t have laid down.” she said. I collapsed the side arm of the hospital bed, so Vinyl could swing her legs over the side. The instant she did so, a god awful buzzing sound filled the room. I covered my ears.

“What the heck is that!?” Vinyl asked frantically.

“Bed alarm! Let’s the Nurse’s know if someone’s trying to escape.” I replied, noticing the irony, considering that’s exactly what we were trying to do.

On cue, a Nurse entered the room, looking a bit panicked, but calmed down when she saw Vinyl was still present. She walked over to the bed, and flicked off the buzzer.

“What’s going on?” she then asked. I gently elbowed Vinyl.

“Oh! Uh, I need to use the bathroom, and he was just going to help me.” she said, sweating a little. The Nurse sighed.

“I see. We usually have a Nurse do the helping, but seeing as you two are close, I can let you do the assisting. I’ll be back soon.” the Nurse walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.

“Whew! Nice job, Vinyl.” I complimented. Vinyl blushed. “Are you able to walk?” I asked, recalling Vinyl was not familiar with the human biped style. Vinyl stood on her two legs, and wobbled a bit.

“I think I can get to the bathroom.” she said, slowly making her way to the door. I walked over to open the door for her, but it didn’t budge. I quickly looked at the doorknob.

“Hey, what gives?!” I asked, trying to open the locked door again.

“Occupied!” said a voice on the other side of the door. I took my hand off of the knob, and back into the wall.

How could I have forgotten? Some hospitals share one bathroom between two rooms!

“Shit Vinyl! It won’t work!” I hissed. Vinyl’s eyes widened.

“What?! Why?” she loudly whispered back. I explained the bathroom setup to her.

“What are we supposed to do?” she asked, looking nervous. I looked around the room, trying to figure out another plan. The Nurse would be back soon, and Vinyl would revert to pony form in five minutes or less!

I spotted a red box on the side of the wall. The Fire Alarm.

“I’ve got it!” I said, running over to the alarm trigger.

“What?” Vinyl asked.

“When I pull this, the entire hospital will have to evacuate! Everyone will think there’s a fire.” I explained. Vinyl looked unsure.

“Is that really a good idea? Surely there are patients here that shouldn’t be moved unless absolutely necessary.” she said. I sighed. Damn! She was right.

“Well, then what are we supposed to do, we’ve got less than three minutes!” I asked.

Vinyl looked frustrated.

“If only I knew more magic spells, I could cast an invisibility spell or something once I turn back!” she said. I looked at her.

“Seriously, you can shape shift, but you can’t go invisible?” I asked. Vinyl shrugged.

“I wasn’t even supposed to know the shape shift spell, I learned it on accident!” she said. I decided not to ask how you learn something like that on accident.

Suddenly, the door opened, and a Nurse walked in.

“Alright, it’s time to get some rest.” she said, walking towards Vinyl.

It’s a tad hard to explain what happened next, but I’ll try.

The Nurse almost got to Vinyl, before there was a brilliant flash of light. The Nurse shouted in surprise, and fell backwards. I looked to where Vinyl was, and saw she had transformed back into a pony.

“Fuck.” I muttered. The Nurse began to get up, so I did all I could think of. I punched her.

“VINCE! What the heck!” Vinyl shouted as the Nurse fell to the floor.

“Not now! Odds are, when she wakes up, she’ll assume she was knocked out by whatever caused the light explosion!” I explained, while quickly picking Vinyl up in my arms. I ran towards the window. Thankfully, the side of the building her room was on was the same side where I had left my truck.

“You see down there, by the front doors!?” I asked, pointing. Vinyl nodded.

“Can you teleport us there, or somewhere close?” I asked.

“I think so.” Vinyl said. Before she could focus, a doctor burst into the room.

“What on Earth was that noise?!” he asked. He looked at the unconscious Nurse. “What happened in here?!” he demanded, walking towards us, somehow not noticing that I was holding a white unicorn.

“Get ready Vinyl.” I whispered. She nodded slightly, and closed her eyes. Before the doctor could get closer, I quickly jumped backwards… and through the open window.

“WAIT!” the doctor shouted as I found myself outside, falling towards the ground.

“NOW VINYL!!” I screamed through the roaring wind as we fell.

Suddenly, I found myself laying on my back, Vinyl in my arms. But I wasn’t in any pain.

“Welcome to teleporting.” Vinyl said. I quickly stood up, hoping nobody had seen what happened. Thankfully, it was night, and the hospital wasn’t very busy. I spotted my truck, and ran towards it. A few people walking through the parking lot shouted at me, but I just jumped into my truck, gently throwing Vinyl into the passenger seat. I turned the engine over, and floored the gas pedal. Within minutes, we were miles from the hospital.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and Vinyl was freaking out a bit.

“Did you jump through a window!? Are you crazy! What if my spell had failed. What if...” I cut her off.

“If your spell failed, at least you would have been alright! I would have cushioned your impact. I think you’d rather survive a little more than me!” I shouted angrily. Vinyl fell silent. I turned off of the main road, and parked my truck in a siding.

“What do you mean?” Vinyl whispered. Although it was dark, I could see a faint glow from what light was available in her big, red eyes.

I sighed.

“Look, Vinyl. My life sucks. No friends, boring job, no family. Nothing. Honestly, before you showed up, I was wondering how to commit suicide! But then you showed up, and changed my life. If you were killed, I don’t think I could bear it, so if one of us was killed, I’d prefer it to be me. At least you could live a decent life.” finished, breathing heavily.

I heard Vinyl sniff. I looked over, and some a few shiny specks on her face. She was crying.

“My life wouldn’t be any better without you! I don’t know anything about this place! What could I possibly do without you?! I would end up wandering who knows where, and probably get killed, or contained eventually! If I lose you, my life is over!” she wailed, covering her eyes with her hooves.

I hadn’t thought of that. Vinyl needs me almost as much as I need her. I scooted over on my trucks bench seat until I was right next to her. I put my arm around her, and she buried her head into my chest, sobbing. I felt bad for making her cry.

“I’m sorry Vinyl. I didn’t mean to say all that. I didn’t realize what you’re life must be like.” I whispered, causing her to slow her sobs. After a few minutes, she stopped completely. She pulled herself off of me, and looked at me with a tear stained face.

“It scares me Vince. Thinking of what would happen if you ever disappeared.” she whispered.

I sighed, and looked her squarely in the eyes.

“Vinyl, if I can help it, I will never leave you. You mean to much to me. You saved my life. It’s the least I can do to stay by your side, and keep you happy.” I said, wiping some stray blue hair out of her face. Vinyl stared at me for a few seconds, then our faces inched closer, until I could feel her hot breath on mine. She closed the gap fully.

We kissed. And I can’t say it was entirely unwelcome.

Author's Note

It's getting real! They kissed, and Vince didn't seem to mind. Sometimes all it takes is an explanation from both sides for two beings to realize what they mean to each other.

This is the last chapter I have completed for today. The reason four chapters came out at once is because I had those completed, and originally planned on spreading them out, but I just decided "Screw it, I should upload the action part to keep ya'll interested." Did it work? xD