The Wonderbolt and the Music Mares

Chapter 4: The Visit

The next day is not a good day for Octavia.  The night before her sister recieved a letter from her mother telling them about her finding a stallion for her.  Even though she thinks that she is falling for Soarin.  "Oh Celestia," she thought "What would I tell him?"

She then gets out of bed and heads on out towards where she know Soarin lives.  It took her about half an hour to find the motel and when she went inside she sees an elderly mare at the front deask and says "Excuse me, is a Soarin here?"

The mare looks up and says "Yes he is here but he went out a few minutes ago."

"Ok, thank you."

So Octavia leaves the place and thinks where Soarin could be when she sees Vinyl running towards her yelling "Octavia!"

"What Vinyl?" said Octavia

After Vinyl stopped she says "Our mother is here and you won't believe the stallion that she brought."

"She is here already!  I thought she would've arrived later today, and who is this stallion that she brought with her that she thinks is perfect for me?"

"Are you sure?  Both of us heard of him."

"Vinyl! Just tell me who."

Vinyl then takes a deep breath and says "You are going to be in shock when I tell you."

Octavia then gets an angry look and says "I'm going to be in a bad mood if you don't tell me."

Vinyl then takes another deep breath and says "He is, Prince Blueblood."

All of a sudden, Octavia froze on the spot with her mouth opened.  Vinyl then says "I knew it, she went into shock again and leaves me to carry her home." she then puts Octavia onto her back and says "Why does it seem like you are getting heavier each time."  she then thought "Wonder what Soarin is doing?"

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Soarin is busy walking through the marketplace thinking about the kiss that Octavia gave him.  While he is walking through, a mare says "Hey mister, do you want some roses for your marefreind?"

He then turns and sees a cream colored pony with a red mane and tail.  He then goes up to her and says "Yes, I would like some roses."

The mare then turns around and grabs some roses and hands them to Soarin and says "That would be four bits."

"Thank you, and how did you know that I was thinking of a mare?"

"You had this some spark in your eyes that anypony that is paying attention can see."

Soarin then hands her the bits and sasy "Well thanks anyway."

"Your welcome, and tell your friends about Roseluck's Flower Shop."

After Soarin said goodbye to her, he went off towards Vinyl's home when he sees a carrage.  "Now who could that be?" Soarin thought

When he goes up to the door, he hears voices so he decides to head to a window and listen in on whoever is talking.

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Inside House

Octavia is sitting next to Vinyl with her head down.  And sitting across from them is Prince Blueblood and a white unicorn with a blue mane and tail who is there mother.  She then says "So then you two, how has things been?"

Vinyl stays silent while Octavia says "We are doing fine mom, and what are you doing here?"

"Why Octavia, I thought you recieved my letter I want you to marry Blueblood here."

Octavia again gets a surprised look and says "Why, do you even know what he like!  I heard things among the upper class and lower class.  He is a snob, and to high maintainance an-"

"Octavia!  That is no way to speak about your fiance."

"Fiance!" said Octavia "Me and him never met, well we may have seen each other but never talked to one another."

"Come on Octavia, he was there because he was seeing you,"

"Mom!  We never talked to each other once, he never came up to me and never asked me out."

There was silence for a few minutes when Vinyl says "Look Melody, both me and Octavia are doing fine and niether one of us wants to marry Blueblood."

Melody then gives Vinyl an angry look and says "Well its a good thing that you are not marrying him, your sister is."

Before anypony could do anything Octavia then says "Look mother, what would you say if I told you I already have a coltfriend?"

Melody then gets a surprised look and says "You already have a coltfriend!  When did this happen?"

"About a couple days ago."

"Why, what does he have to offer?  I paid good money just by getting you a dress and everything."

"Mom!" shouts Vinyl "This is not ancient Equestria where ponies arrange marriages, this is the modern days."

Before Melody could say anything, Octavia says "Look mom, he is a good stallion and a fine one and handsome to.  And another thing, the one thing he has to offer me is his love and affection so sorry mom the answer is no, I'm not marrying Blueblood."

She then ran out the front door and before Soarin could follow her, Blueblood came out and started to follow her.  So Soarin decided to follow them and get to Octavia first.

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After some time of ruuning, Octavia has finally decided to rest by sitting on the same bridge that her and Soarin sat at that one night.  She then sat there forabout ten minutes when she hears hooves coming towards her.  When she looked up, she sees Blueblood coming towards her saying "You are one hard mare to follow."

"What do you want Blueblood?" said Octavia with a bit of scorn in her voice

"Why I just want to talk to you."

"About what?  How you and my mother were planning this for who knows how long."

Before Blueblood could say anything, a pegasus whom Octavia regonizes landed on the other side of the bridge and said "Hey there mister, why don't you leave her alone.  If she dosen't want to marry you she doesn't have to."

Blueblood then raises an eybrow and says "And you are?"

"I'm Soarin, Octavia's coltfriend."

Octavia smiles at what she heard Soarin said.  But then she hears Blueblood laugh and say "You!  You must be joking, your just a wonderbolt what could you possibly give to her that could beat my offer?"

"I could give her my love, my life and my loyalty." said Soarin

"Those are only sentimental things, I mean something like money." said Blueblood

"What do you think this is?  The Olden Age, that kind of thing doesn't happen at all."

"Come on now, it still happens just among the elite of the Canterlot ponies.  Don't you remember the Sparkle family?"

"Yes, but they knew each other since they were young so that was an acception."

Then Blueblood laugh in which Soarin thinks sounds evil and says "Whats so funny?"

"Well," said Blueblood "If you must know everything is already set for me and Octavia to be married so there is nothing you could do about it."

"Since it seems you and her mother seem to be living in the Olden days, I guess I could bring up something that existed around that time."

Now Blueblood gets a confused look and says "What do you mean?"

Now it is Soarin's turn to smile and say "It's something that happens if two stallions are in love with the same mare.  At first it was to the death but now it is to whoever gives up first."

"You mean?" said Blueblood with a worry look

"Yes, something called: A Duel."

Blueblood then gets a look of shock but then says "Fine, I agree to this form of fighting.  And pray tell what are the rules?"

"Rule One: No magic, Rule Two: Now Wings, Rule Three: No Dirty Fighting it is just like boxing."

"Alright, I say we hold this here in Ponyville say in two weeks time."

"Fine, but we have one of the princesses as judge."

"Fine by me."

Soarin then looks towards Octavia and says "You won't mind if we do this?"

She then looks to both of them and says "I guess I have no choice."

She then walks away towards home and Soarin thinks "Am I doing the right thing?"