The Story Of White Vinyl

Night quickly passed and I was still awake. I hadn’t stayed up all night in a long time. And I soon realized why. I walked back in as the alarm clock started blaring for us to wake to start the new day.
“I’m alive!” Star exclaimed as he jumped out of bed and fell onto the floor with quite a thud.
“Morning Star. How did you sleep?” I asked as I turned off the alarm.
“As soon as I fell asleep I was fine.” He said wearily as he got up off the floor and stretched.
“Go for a nice flight?” I asked jokingly.
“Very funny Vinyl. Don’t forget you have a train to catch.” He gave me a sharp look.
“I’m aware of that. I still have some time before we have to leave. I just have to wake up somepony.” I nudged Angel trying to wake her. She muttered something then rolled over and went back to sleep. I nudged her harder. “Wake up Angel. We have to get ready to leave.”
“Ok. Ok I’m awake.” She said as she slowly got up.
Her beautiful mane was tangled up and was really messy. I never saw her when she first wakes up. I still think she is really pretty. She took a few minutes to straighten out her mane and tail.
The three of us ate breakfast at the café on campus and talked about our plans for the day. The plans after we got back to Ponyville were to go to the flower shop and get a bouquet of chrysanthemums for mom and to get home quickly.
We said our goodbyes before we left for the station. We took our time getting to the station but we were still early like Twilight had requested. I pulled the tickets out of my bag and looked at them quickly before I put them away for safe keeping. I could hear hoofsteps behind us. I looked at the clock on the wall. It was 07:45. We would be leaving soon.
“Where is Twilight?” Angel asked quickly.
“She is right behind us.” I turned to see the purple unicorn standing only a few feet away from us.
“I wondered how long it would take for one of you to notice that I was here.” Twilight said as she walked around the bench to our side.
“I knew that you were standing there for quite some time. I actually knew when you walked into the station. I just chose not to say anything.” I said as I studied her. “You didn’t sleep, did you Twilight?”
“No I didn’t. I was too busy studying to sleep.”
“That’s fine because I didn’t sleep either. I was thinking of every aspect, preparing myself for what lies ahead of me.” I quickly looked down after saying that. I tried to hold back my tears. “I was also thinking of all the good memories I had with my father. I can’t believe that he is gone.”
“It’s going to be ok Vinyl. I promise.” Angel put her hoof on mine. I looked at her and smiled slightly.
The P.A. system in the station crackled to life. “The train for Ponyville is now boarding. That is all.”
We stood up and stretched. Twilight went first. Angel and I followed behind her. Twilight gave the conductor our ticket slips without an exchange of words. He motioned for us to board, so we did. Twilight must have been in a hurry. She ran aboard and found us a table in the corner.
“Hurry up.” Twilight said as we walked in. We didn’t change our pace.
“What’s the rush Twi?” I said as I sat down in the corner. Angel sat next to me resting against me.
“We need to talk.” She said with a serious yet quiet tone. “Something really bad happened the other day.”
“Well… What happened Twilight?” I looked at her concerned.
“I got a letter from Princess Celestia a few days ago. It contained a file of somepony from long ago.” She took the letter out of her bag and put it in front of me. “Read it.”

I took the letter and read it quickly.
“Dear Twilight Sparkle,

I’m sure that you remember your encounter with Nightmare Moon and how you and your friends used the Elements of Harmony to defeat her in the ruins of the ancient castle of the royal pony sisters. Well I have bad news. Nightmare Moon is back yet again. But this time she does not reside in Princess Luna. She resides in some other pony. But we are not yet sure in who she resides. But we do know one thing. She is in Ponyville. It is up to you and your friends, including your student White Vinyl to find her and stop her. I am sending you some of my guards so that you have authority to do whatever is necessary. Do not let me down Twilight. The fate of Equestria rests in your hooves. I will be waiting your response. Good luck my student.

Your teacher,

Princess Celestia”

I put the letter down and looked at Twilight. I wasn’t sure what to feel. I felt scared but I had another emotion. I just wasn’t sure what it was.

“I told the princess about your ability. She wants you to take part because she believes you can use your ability to find out who Nightmare Moon is hiding in.” She spoke with severity and urgency. “This is why I am bringing you back to Ponyville.”

“Did you lie to me about my father’s death? Did you lie to me when you said that my mother had asked me to come home for a few days? Is that what this is? A lie just so I would help you? You told the Princess that I had this ability just so I could become a tool at Her Majesties disposal?! IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?!” I looked at her with rage in my eyes and voice.

“Calm yourself White Vinyl. To answer your question about your father, I did. But I didn’t lie about your mother. She wants you to come home for a few days. Just so you guys could catch up on how life at school is. She asked me to give you a letter when I next saw you. This isn’t how I wanted to see you though. I thought I would just be able to stop by and say hi. But it didn’t quite work out that way. Celestia sent me the letter before I left to visit you. I knew I had to do something so I could get you away from the school. I used the ploy of your father’s death to make you want to return home.” She looked away. “I didn’t plan for you to become emotionally hurt by it though. I now know that what I did was wrong and I understand why you are mad. And I am terribly sorry about this.”

¬¬¬¬“Not only am I ready to return home but I am ready to tell my parents and Princess Celestia what you did. I’m going to write a letter to the princess and I will hand deliver it to her. Just so she knows what happened. I am very disappointed in you Twilight.” I still had the rage in my voice.

“I’m sorry. I had to think of something to get you to come home right away. This was the first thing that popped into my head. I’m so sorry White Vinyl.” She now spoke with sadness in her voice. “I didn’t plan for Nightmare Moon to return again. We all thought that she was gone forever. But that wasn’t the case. Now she is back. And she needs to be stopped for good.”

None of us spoke for the rest of the ride into Ponyville. All I did was look out the window and watched as the scenery quickly passed us by. Sometimes I would look at Angel and she would smile at me and I would smile back. She didn’t say anything during the entire journey mostly because she wasn’t sure what to say. I was glad she could come along though. I guess you could say that I loved being with her. No matter what we did, I was happy to have her with me. I like her a lot and I want to tell her. I just don’t know how to tell her though.
I wasn’t sure of what lie in wait for us when we got to Ponyville. All I knew is that I was not going to assist in the banishment of Nightmare Moon. I, at this point personally didn’t care that she was back. But all of that is because of Twilight. All I was going to do was tell my parents what happened and write the letter to Celestia. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to deliver the letter to her though.
When we arrived at the Ponyville train station, I was relieved to be able to walk around. There was nopony at the station that I knew. But I did see a few of Celestia’s Royal Guards there waiting for Twilight. They followed her to wherever she went. This was fine by me. The only ponies I wanted to be with were Angel and my parents.
We walked away from the train station and towards where I lived. I lived on the south side of town in a fairly nice two story house with only my parents. I had no siblings to my knowledge. As we walked down the path which led to my house I took in all the sights and sounds of the place I called home. I was glad to be home. But it was only for a short time. I would soon have to return to school to finish my education. I knew I wouldn’t want to leave but I would have to.
We soon arrived at the door of which I passed through countless times every day. The house still looked the same, like it had never aged a day. As I opened the door I remembered my entire foalhood. It hit me like a tsunami wave. I immediately burst into tears and stumbled to the ground.
“What’s wrong?” Angel asked with extreme concern.
My mother stood in the doorway unsure of what just happened.
“Hi Mrs. Dancer.” Angel said quickly to my mother while trying to help me up.
“Hi Angel. What happened to him?” My mother asked calmly.
“I’m not sure. He opened the door then burst into tears.” Angel said.
I saw my father standing behind my mother. I quickly got up, ran to him and hugged him tight.
“Vinyl? Are you ok?” My mother asked with worried.
I released my father and pulled out the letter that Twilight had sent me the day before and I set it on the table.
“Read that and maybe you will understand.” I said slowly.
My father took the letter and opened it and cleared his throat. He read aloud.
“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”

He dropped the letter after he finished reading it. My mother let out a squeal of shock.

“She wrote that letter so I would come home. So I could help her with something important.” I said with slight anger in my voice. “I will write Princess Celestia informing her of her most faithful student’s actions.”

I wanted my father to say something. But this time, silence had fallen upon him. I could tell that my mother was ready to give Twilight a piece of her mind for writing that letter. I went up to my room to write a letter to the princess. Angel followed me up the stairs to my room and sat next to me as I wrote the letter.
“Dear Princess Celestia,

I am writing this letter to inform you of the actions of your ‘Most Faithful Student’ Twilight Sparkle. She wrote me a letter yesterday (a copy of which will be included) stating that my father had died. And that I was to come home. Little did I know at that point I was to be included in an operation or action group to find and defeat Nightmare Moon. Yes I am aware that she has returned. I am also aware that she is residing somewhere in Ponyville, hiding in some other pony instead of Princess Luna. I would love to be involved in this but now I choose not to because of how she approached the subject of her needing my help. She stated that she told you of my ability to read minds and that you had requested that I take part because you believed that I could use my ability to find Nightmare Moon faster. After reading the letter that you sent Twilight (she asked me to read it) informing her of Nightmare Moon’s return. I asked her if she used a ploy of my father’s death to be able to get me away from school long enough to help her. It is safe to say that I was enraged with her actions and that I am very disappointed in her. Please do something. At least write me back.

With all due respect,

White Vinyl”

I set the quill and folded the parchment carefully and put in an envelope. I labeled the envelope with the words ‘Princess Celestia’. I put a copy of Twilight’s letter in the envelope as well. I sealed with a stamp and put it in my saddlebag.

“I am going to Canterlot. I want you to stay here in Ponyville. What you do in town is up to you. I should return by morning.” I said quickly as I walked to the door and opened it. I turned around and looked at Angel. “I love you Angel.”

She ran up and kissed me on the cheek. I instantly smiled and blushed slightly.

“I love you too.”

I walked out the door closing it behind me. As I walked down the stairs I could hear my parents talking about Twilight. As I reached the bottom stair they grew quiet and looked at me.

“I am off to Canterlot to deliver my letter to the princess. Angel will stay in town. I will return by morning.” I walked across the main floor towards the door. I walked through the already open door.

“Ok. Please stay safe.” She called as I left.

I walked away from the house until I saw nopony around me. I quickly teleported myself to the north side of Canterlot.