The Story Of White Vinyl

As we started high school we found out that the campus had dorms that ponies from another town could use so they wouldn’t have to walk back and forth from their town to the school. The dorms had enough space for two ponies so I thought that Angel and I could share a dorm room. I found out shortly after arriving at the campus that we had separate dorm rooms. One block was for the stallions and the other block for the mares. We had some of the same classes so it turned out to be ok. My roommate turned out to be a Pegasus named Star Hunter who was taking some time away from Cloudsdale. He was a dark blue pony with a lighter blue mane, tail, and eyes. We talked constantly of our life back home and about time in class. I could tell that we would soon become friends. And I was ok with that. I knew that not all pegasi and earth ponies were mean. He was a sociable pony that liked to do things that not everypony would do. He, in essence was a darepony. I had finally gotten my cutie mark, only two years ago though. It’s a vinyl record with a red label. I knew it would have to do with music. It was just only a matter of time.
After settling into life on campus and finalized my classes for the year I started taking personal music lessons in the music room on campus. At first I was taught by my history teacher, but he was soon replaced by an even more eccentric pony named DJ Pon-3. She was an off white unicorn with a blue mane and tail with light blue streaks. I was never sure of her eye color though. I never saw her eyes. She always wore a pair of glasses with a purple tint. She taught me how create my own mix tapes and tracks using the sound equipment that she had the administrators put in at her request.
Just after the start of my fourth and final year of classes, I received a letter from home. It was delivered by Owlowiscious to the administration office and then was delivered to my dorm room. After getting back to my dorm with Angel, I found the letter in my mailbox. I set the letter on my desk and got us something to drink. I sat down at my desk grabbed the letter and looked at it.
“It’s a letter from home. Twilight wrote and sent it this morning via her owl. I guess she thought it couldn’t wait like a normal letter.” I said as I opened the letter.
“What does it say Vinyl?” Angel asked with slight excitement in her voice

I read the letter aloud with a hint of confusion in my voice.
“Dear White Vinyl,

You are receiving this letter to inform you of the unfortunate passing of your father Rocky Hooves. Your father was involved in a tragic accident while working at one of his construction sites on the west side of town. Shortly after the accident he was taken to Ponyville General Hospital in hopes that they could help him. After a few hours in surgery Doctor Stable came out to announce that the patient might not survive. He died this morning. Nurse Redheart said that he had passed away in his sleep. I am truly sorry for your loss. You are excused from the next week of classes and lessons with no consequences to your grades or attendance reports. Your mother has requested that you come home for a few days. If there is anything that I can do, write me a letter or come see me in person.

Your mentor,

Twilight Sparkle”

I sat the letter down on my desk and looked away as tears ran from my eyes. Angel came over and sat next to me putting her arm around me and pulled me closer to her.

“It’s going to be ok Vinyl. I Promise. I’m here for you.” She said it as she hugged me tighter.
It was quiet in the room. I could hear the sound of my tears hitting the desk and wooden floor. We sat there as the rain lightly tapped against the window as it fell from the heavens. The silence was broken as my roommate opened the door and walked in.
“Vinyl? Are you here?” he said as he walked through the door and closed it. “Vinyl?” He walked around the corner and saw us at the desk. “Are you ok Vinyl? Did something happen?” he said with deep concern in his voice.
“Star, you know how I told you about my dad? How I told you that I despised him? And that when I was younger I wished that he would disappear?” I said as I looked up to him as tears ran down my cheeks.
“Yeah, I remember” he looked at me with a sense of concern in his eyes. “Did something happen to him?”
“He uhh… He passed away this morning.” I said with a trembling voice. “I never did think that he would die. Not like this at least. I thought that he would have died of old age.”
“What are you going to do Vinyl?” Star said as he sat down on his bed.
“I’m going to write a letter to Twilight asking her if Angel can come as well. And if she can we will leave the day after tomorrow.” I said as I looked around the seemingly dark room.
There was a loud knock at the door that obliterated the silence that fell across the room. I had a feeling I knew the pony that was knocking so loud at the door. Maybe it was an administrator with a news bulletin or maybe it was just one of Stars’ friends wanting to know if he wanted to go out somewhere.
“White Vinyl?”
It was Twilight. ‘Now what is she doing here? Why is she here and not with my mother?’ I thought to myself as I got up and walked towards the door. The knocks came louder and faster. I opened the door with my magic unsure what to say when I saw her face.
“Please, do come in.” I said as we made eye contact. Her eyes not being the normal purple but more of a reddish hue is visible.
“Did you get my letter? I wasn’t sure if you did. Owlowiscious came back with the parchment with my letter. You did get it right? Have you read it yet?” She said as she walked in. She talked which a sense of extreme urgency, like something even worse happened.
“Yes I did get your letter. And yes I did read it. I was going to reply to your letter in a few minutes but I guess that it is not necessary seeing that you are here. And how am I supposed to read a letter if I didn’t get it in the first place?” I spoke with a calm voice as I closed the door. I walked back down the short hallway leading spacious dorm. I flipped on the lights illuminating the room with a light blue color.
“What were you going to tell me?” Twilight said as she sat in the chair, that just moments ago I had occupied.
I leaned against the wall of the hallway looking down at Twilight. Angel rose and walked to my bed. She laid on it, sighing to herself.
“I was going to ask you if you could excuse Angel from school as well. That way we both could go back to Ponyville and spend a few days with my mother. Now with the passing of my father, I am concerned about the health of my mother. She never spent much time alone. She had only a few hours to herself during the day but I was the first to return home every day.”
Twilight got up and started walking towards the door and opens it. “I will talk to the administrators to see if they approve of me taking both of you back home for the week. I will return shortly.” She walked through the door and closed it behind her.
“Well that was unexpected.” Angel said as she rolled her eyes.
“So that is Twilight Sparkle?” Star said with confusion.
“Yeah, that was Twilight. She usually isn’t as frantic or hyped up like this. She was always more relaxed, especially when she was teaching me.” I looked at Star as I spoke those words. “It really surprised me when she was on the other side of the door. I thought that it was an administrator.”
Some time passed as I waited for Twilight’s return. I sat at the end of the hall and stared out the window as the rain continued to fall. It was a beautiful night. I wanted to go outside for a stroll around campus. Silence had fallen in the room again.
There was another set of knocks at the door. I turned around but stayed at the end of the hallway looking down it at the door. I opened the door from where I sat with my magic half-expecting Twilight to burst in as it opened. With the door open she walked in.
“Please do come in again.” I said with no emotion in my voice.
As Twilight walked down the hall, I closed the door and waited for her to stop in front of me. I quickly read her thoughts getting all that I needed. I looked over my shoulder to Angel. Angel looked back with wonder in her eyes.
“Angel?”
“Yes Vinyl?” Twilight had by this time stopped in front of me and started to pull something from her bag.
“Go to your dorm and pack some things to take with us back to Ponyville. And then come back here when you are ready.” I said with a little bit of cheer in my voice.
“Ok. I will be back soon.” She got up and walked briskly passed me and Twilight. I quickly opened the door and closed it as she walked out. I looked back at Twilight.
Twilight had quite a bit of surprise in her eyes as we made contact. She held a scroll beside her with her magic. The light purple aura of her magic dimly lit the dark hallway.
“How did you do that?” She said with upmost surprise and volume.
“Do what?” I simply said.
“Know what I was going to say before I even said anything?” Her volume just a little lower this time.
“Didn’t I tell you long ago that I had the ability to read minds? I thought I told you when you started teaching me about magic.” I watched as her facial expression changed.
“MIND READING?! YOU CAN READ MINDS?!” She dropped the scroll and levitated herself off the floor as she yelled loud enough to be heard down the hall. “WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME YOU COULD READ MINDS?!”
I stood tall and looked sternly into Twilight’s eyes. Star was unsure what to think. He sat quietly in the corner of his bed watching on.
“I can also alter current emotions.” I calmly said as she made contact with the floor. “Yelling at someone is impolite. But yelling at me is unwise Miss Sparkle. Sorry about that Star. I forgot to warn you that she can lose her temper fast.”
“It’s ok Vinyl.” Star said as he returned to the side of his bed.
“Who taught you mind reading?” Twilight spoke with calmness back in her voice.
“Nopony taught me mind reading. I have been able to read minds for as long as I can remember. Now, about that scroll that you dropped.” I picked up and opened the scroll and read it quickly before Twilight spoke again.
“It’s the train ticket for us to return to Ponyville. We leave tomorrow at 08:00. Be at the station before then so you won’t get left behind. I will be waiting for you guys. Take care. I will see you then.” She opened the door and walked out. Before the door could close Angel walked back in with her saddlebags ready for the trip.
“What was that yelling about? I could hear it all the way down the hall.” She set her bags next to my desk and sat on my bed.
“Twilight got a little upset after you left because she wondered how I knew what she was going to say before she spoke. I told her I could read minds. She got mad in a hurry. But I quickly calmed her down before the situation got out of hoof.” I set the tickets on the desk and opened the door to the balcony and stepped out. “We leave by train in the morning.”
“Ok.” She said with the intention of going to sleep soon. She laid her head on my pillow and was quickly lulled to sleep with the help of my scent embedded in the pillow.
Star restlessly tried to sleep but couldn’t so he walked out onto the balcony and sat beside me. We both looked at the starry night. I was sure I was paying more attention to its beauty than he was. But I knew he was tired so I stayed quiet. After awhile he went back inside and tried to sleep. This time he was more successful. I stayed on the balcony and watched as other ponies walked back and forth, from class buildings to dorm blocks. I occasionally spotted other animals that lived on campus.