Taken

Author’s Note: This chapter of the story is not meant to be taken seriously (no pun intended), neither is it an actual official canon chapter. This is just me messing around and wanting to make an announcement in a fun and silly way. Also ponies. Because always ponies.

Pinkie Pie was out walking in the moonlit Equestrian night. Beside her was Ponyville’s most famous DJ, Vinyl Scratch, though she was better known to the late-night community as DJ Pon-3. On her other side flew a particular grey pegasus.

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie stopped and stared off into space for a bit.

“Pinkie?” Derpy asked curiously. “What’s the matter?”

“Oh, nothing’s the matter, silly!” Pinkie replied, still gazing off into nothing. “I’m just getting a message from the author of this story!”

Vinyl looked at Derpy, who shrugged. “Um, Pinkie dear… What story? And what author?”

“The story we’re in right now, Vinyl! Though it’s kind of odd that we’re in it now, because we haven’t been in it at all up until this point. Until now, it’s just been Twilight Sparkle and some random human.”

On a park bench a few feet off, Lyra’s ears perked up. “Humans? Where?”

“Nowhere, Lyra!” Vinyl called out quickly. “Pinkie’s just talking crazy again!” Lyra looked back down at her book, a bit of a let-down look on her face.

When Vinyl turned back to Pinkie, she wasn’t staring into space anymore. “So?” Vinyl asked. “Is it over?”

“Oh no, silly, not even close! This story still goes on for another nine chapters!”

“What… STORY?!?! There is no story!!!”

Pinkie looked a bit taken aback.”Well, it certainly isn’t the story in which you wear a dress, that’s for sure.”

“Why would Vinyl wear a dress?” Derpy asked. “That really isn’t her thing.”

“Thank you, Derpy.”

“Why, for her date with you, of course. But like I said, that’s a totally different story.” Pinkie closed her eyes and started to hum, causing her to totally miss Vinyl’s face turning beet red at the prospect of going on a date with Derpy.

“Anyways!” Pinkie said, opening her eyes back up, “The author wanted me to let everypony know that the final chapter of the story is going to be… Drumroll please… A Q&A SESSION WITH THE AUTHOR HIMSELF!!!” Fireworks exploded behind her.

“Um, Pinkie…” said Fluttershy, who’d appeared out of absolutely nowhere, “What’s a Q&A session?”

“Well, Fluttershy, it’s basically where the readers of the story send in questions to the author, and he answers them, along with any other questions that he himself makes up to simulate more viewership than he actually has.”

“Oh… Well, that sounds rather fun. Though… what story are you referring to?”

“Thank you!” Vinyl exclaimed. “I’ve been trying to get her to tell me that for a while!”

“All the readers have to do is send him a Private Message with their question(s) and he’ll compile them all and answer them for the final chapter.” Pinkie looked like she was about to continue, when a thought occurred to her. “Oh darn, I’m late!” She sped off like a rocket, leaving the other three ponies there. While Derpy and Fluttershy talked to sort things out, Vinyl was oddly quiet, deep in thought.

“You know, if it was for a date with Derpy… I probably would wear a dress.”

Author’s Endnote: Yeah, like I said, this was totally anti-canon. Do not think this is an actual part of the storyline, ‘cause it isn’t. Well, not for this story anyways. The whole “Vinyl’s dress” portion of it is actually a part of another story I have going, called “My (Brave) Little Toaster”.

Just to be clear, the end-of-story Q&A bit is actually legit. It is in the plans, so I hope you all will send in your questions!