The Question??

Hey guys I apologize about a month wait. Finals hell marys ponies and fallout have gotten in the way of getting this done. So with out farther ado I give you chapter 8.

Vinyl was walking to Bon Bon’s house to see if she could catch a bit of her glorious cooking. After walking from her house Vinyl arrived at Bon Bon’s store, which was a two story building. The bottom served as the eatery with the dinning area and kitchen in the back. While the top was living quarters for Bon Bon. The store itself had already closed for the evening. Vinyl weaved her way through the tables and chairs that were a part of the patio that was in front of the store. Once Vinyl got to the front door she tried to see if it was locked. Finding that it was, she knocked forcefully, not knowing where the cream colored mare was. The door opened only partly. “I’m sorry but we are closed at this time, please...”

“Hey Bonnie its me Vinyl” The door swings open revealing Bon Bon at the door. Her face instantly brightened.

“Hi Vinyl. What are you doing here?” Bon Bon asked.

“Oh, you know I was in the neighborhood and I was-.” Before Vinyl could say more, she heard Bon Bon chuckle.

“Yes, Vinyl you can stay for dinner.” Vinyl’s face beamed with anticipation for the heaven-sent food that awaits her, and even better is the mare that she will be able to spend the time eating it with. Bon Bon didn’t know Vinyl’s true feelings yet. But Vinyl wanted to end that soon, she was going to confront Bon Bon tonight about her true feelings.

The night so far was going fairly well. Vinyl watched as Bon Bon fixed up dinner. She got a good angle for optimum curve viewing. The food was glorious. The chit chat was plentiful and the laughs were numerous. It was getting late at night and Vinyl had finally worked up the courage to tell Bon Bon her feelings. The two were laughing about another story from band camp that Vinyl had told sharing a chocolate mousse cake. It was more of that, ‘Bon Bon had a slice and Vinyl ate what was left.’

“Ya, the director was pretty upset that we snuck out. The worst part was that we woke up in a brothel.” Vinyl chuckled “We had no idea how we got there or what was going on. When we got back there were a couple of griffins hitting on the hobo, I don’t know why but they were.”

“Huh that's weird but really funny.” Bon Bon let out a laugh that to Vinyl was a gift from Celestia herself. “Change of subject. Are you going to the Summer Sun Celebration tomorrow?”

“Ya, I have no plans tomorrow.” Vinyl said while getting comfortable on the couch again.

“Great maybe we can go together.” Bon Bon said enthusiastically.

Vinyl knew that she should tell Bon Bon about her true feelings and now would be a good time. “You know what Bonie, that sounds awesome! Hey, I should get home cause we got to get up really early tomorrow.”

“Ya that would be a good Idea.” Bon Bon smiled with a yawn.

At the door, Vinyl turned to Bon Bon. “Hey Bonnie I have something to tell you.” Vinyl shuffled nervously, which Bon Bon noticed.

“Yes?”

“I ummm.. I think that you are a really great pony and friend.” Vinyl was scratching the back of her head.

Bon Bon smiles widely. “Why thank you Vinyl. I think you are a great friend as well.”

Vinyl smiled a little to this. By this time her courage had built up enough to make her move. She slowly started to lean forward. The two weren't far to begin with so it didn’t take long to reach the lips of Bon Bon. Who had a look of shock on her face; before she could register what happened Vinyl was already kissing her. Then Vinyl realized that Bon Bon wasn’t kissing back, it was her worst nightmare coming true. She pulled back and what she saw on Bon Bon’s face brought dread to her heart.

Bon Bon looks down with sad eyes. She didn’t want to hurt her friend. “I...I'm sorry Vinyl. I'm just not interested in mares that way.” As she said this she looks into Vinyl’s crimson eyes. The shades she normally wore sitting on top of her head. What Bon Bon saw broke her heart to no end. Vinyl looked at her with sad eyes, hurt and regret etched across her features. Before Bon Bon could say another word Vinyl had already turned and ran. As she turned her shades fell off her head landing a few feet from Bon Bon. “Vinyl! No wait!” She yelled to no avail as Vinyl was already out of earshot. “Oh, Vinyl.” Bon Bon went forward and delicately picked up the fallen shades and went back inside, sorrow filled her heart at what had just occurred.

Vinyl tears down the street. She can’t see where she is going threw the numerous tears streaming down her face. The normally calm, cool, and collected pony that couldn’t give a rats ass at what any other pony thought of her, was running, bawling her eyes out because one mare did not return her feelings. Running was all she could think about; run from your troubles. Run. Run from your pain. Run from the memories. Just run.

Vinyl finally collapsed by a lake, she had no idea where she was. All she knew was she was by some lake. She lay on her belly the smell of the earth fresh and clean. It was homely and welcoming. It reminded her of her dad. No, not her real dad. He was a piece of meat not worthy to be called nothing more than a bastard even that was too nice for what he did to Vinyl. No she was talking about the stallion that showed her real fatherly love. He was the only reason she had hope that not all stallions were heartless assholes. It wasn’t just her biological dad that set her off, no, it was the stallion that took advantage of her misery right after Blaze was killed by that thing. That freak of nature. Then again Blaze was, to the ones that actually knew he existed, classified as a freak of nature as well. Vinyl started to cry even more finally facing the fact that her dad is dead and has been for a while but she didn’t want to accept it. She wanted to run into his open arms and cry on his shoulder like she did when she was a filly but he has been dead for seven years.

Vinyl rolls over and looks up into the night sky she sees the moon with the head of a mare on it. ‘The mare on the moon’ is what she's been told about it but thats all she knows really. She didn’t deem it important enough to pay attention to it. She always liked the night, it was calm and soothing. Something she needed desperately for her brain, which was a jumbled mess of thoughts and emotions. She desperately wished she could go back in time and stop herself from kissing Bon Bon. She also wished she had a shoulder to cry on. She maybe one of the most popular ponies in the field of music but she never had someone that actually cared about her anymore then a one night stand, a fling.

Staring up into the night sky tears streaming down her eyes. “Oh, how could I be so stupid! Of course she wouldn’t be interested into mares anymore then just friends.” Vinyl said to herself. She let out a heavy sigh. “Now I’m all alone. What should I do?” Vinyl asked no one in particular but she did feel that someone was watching her. She really didn’t care if there was. “I have no one now.” Vinyl sighed to this statement and just layed there in her misery. Tears escaping her eyes.

Off in the trees a set of blood red eyes were watching the white unicorn mare as she wallowed in her sadness. “I’m sorry little one. If I knew what I know now I wouldn’t have stood up to Blaze. I miss him too. I wish I could be your shoulder but I know you will most likely never forgive me of what transpired 7 years ago.” With that the eyes turned towards the night sky. A twinkle on the rim of the moon and the fading of the mares face that has been on the moon for a millennia faded away. “So, It is time. Good night little one I hope things improve for you. I will be watching from a distance.” With that a olive green pegasus mare took wing into the night sky.

Bon Bon woke up early it was still dark outside. She got up groggily she needed to get ready for the celebration. “Hopefully Vinyl will be there. I need to talk to her.” Bon Bon made breakfast and ate hastily. It was a simple meal of oats n’ cream. She quickly made her way to the town center where the celebration was to be held. As she arrived the building and surrounding area was busy with ponies going to and fro. She couldn’t see the blue maned mare anywhere outside. Bon Bon walked in through the front door to see if Vinyl was inside. “Oh, Vinyl where are you.” With no sight of the unicorn. Bon Bon departs and heads to Vinyls home in hopes that she was there.

When Bon Bon arrived to Vinyl’s home the house look deserted. Bon Bon went to the door and gave a good solid knock. After a bit with no response Bon Bon tries the door finding it unlocked she steps inside. After fumbling with the wall she finds the switch. The room lights up and it looked undisturbed completely empty. Bon Bon went down the hall to Vinyl’s room. When she opened the door she found that it was empty. By the looks of it no pony or living being had been here in the last twenty-four hours. Bon Bon soon left the house closing the door behind her. She was starting to get concerned.

Bon Bon headed back to the celebration in hopes that maybe Vinyl made it there. As she was headed back she heard a commotion. Then a blue cloud with what looked like stars in it floating out the door of the town hall followed by a cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane. Bon Bon recognized her as Rainbow dash the local weather captain she was yelling something at the cloud. Bon Bon knew something was up and decided it might be better to go home and comeback later. She didn’t feel like dealing with anything right now she still felt bad about Vinyl. Bon Bon solemnly trots back home in the dark, all alone.

Somewhere deep in Tartarus.

A gargoyle sat patiently on a rock overlooking a lake of lava.The gargoyle was 12 feet from bottom of feet to top of his head. His wingspan was easily 7 feet for each wing. The gargoyle was lean but in no way weak. As the gargoyle sat there something was coming out of the lava. First a hoof which grabbed the ledge pulling the rest of the body out. The gargoyle got up and grabbed the hoof pulling the rest of the being out. It was a orange pegasus. With a fiery mane and tail. It had deep amber eyes that seemed animated like magma was flowing through them. A flaming ruby was his cutie mark.

“Good to see you master.” The Gargoyle said in a deep voice the gargoyle had the utmost respect for this pony.

“It’s good to be back Tantalus.” The pony said back in a voice that was calm, kind, but demanded respect. This pony was someone that you wanted on your side but could show compassion if needed. The two started to walk into the cave system that made up Tartarus.

“So what are you going to do know master?” Tantalus asked as they walked.

“Well it looks like I have two ponies I would like to see. It should be about the time for Nightmare moon's return I need to be there. I don’t fear that she will win I just want to see little Luna again its been a millenia. So she will be first.” The pony stated.

“Very good master and what do you want me to do till you return?”

“I want you to just stand on call go enjoy yourself. I hear you got yourself a mate while I was gone.”

“Why yes I did. Shes a good one too looks like I’ll be a dad in a couple months” Tantalus said with a beaming smile on his face. He was obviously very proud of where he was going with his family.

“Really? Thats great congrats my friend. Hope it turns out really well. Let me know when its born. I would like to be there.” By this time they were at the gates that lead into Tartarus. They passed the three headed dog Cerberus. “Hey Cerberus. Have you been a good dog?” The pony said while petting the massive dog. The dog wagged his massive tail sending gushing wind going the other way. “Good boy.”

“Oh one more thing master before you go I got your cloths and goggles.”

“Oh, thank you Tantalus.” The gargoyle hands the pegasus a leather jacket with a hood along with a set of flying goggles.Both sets were enchanted to withstand lava fire and extremely high temperatures. The pegasus put them on. “Ahhh good to be clothed again. Anyways I’m off.” With that the pegasus took wing and headed off into the distance the sun was already up. “Hmmm looks like Nightmare moon has been taken care of, should be to Canterlot in time for dinner.” He said to himself with a chuckle.

Canterlot castle after the events of nightmare moon as well as the celebration.

Luna sat by the fireplace in her room looking solemnly into the flames. Her room was pretty plain for the normally creative princess but that kinda happens when you have been banished for a millenia. With just a royal sized bed and basic furnishings. Wasn’t much but when she got a chance the room will become a masterpiece. Luna looked outside it was almost night time. As Luna sat in front of the fireplace the door began to open revealing regaled alicorn. Luna looks over to see her sister entering.

“Oh, Hi Tia.” There was sadness in Luna's voice.

“Hello Lulu. It’s so good to have you back I missed you and please stop hitting yourself over Nightmare moon. It wasn’t you. It was that spirit that did those things, not you.” As Celestia said this she laid down next to Luna wrapping a wing around her.

“It’s not only that. Although I do feel horrible that I caused harm to you and to my friends.” As Luna said this a tear escaped from her eyes as she said the last word her one true friend she had hurt the most. That friend she had actually loved to no extent. For he was always there for her. Always one to show compassion when no one else was around.

“Yes, well I would like to let you know that you have been forgiven a long time ago. I also think that Blaze has forgiven you as well.”

“You really think so Tia?” Luna said with hope on her face as she looked up at Celestia.

“Oh, Yes he would sit out on the balcony all night just staring up at you on the moon. Also I think he said something about how he loved you I don’t know, it was along time ago.”

When Luna heard this her heart soared at the realization that she might have had a lover, but then she remembered what Nightmare moon had done to Blaze while Celestia brought together the Elements of Harmony to banish the Nightmare and inevitably Luna in the process. “So at least he is still alive.”

“I truly don’t know.”

“What do you mean?”

“Well for one, about 3 months after you were banished he just up and left without a word. I also know that the other elements were upset with him for leaving them when he left the castle.”

“What happened to the elements?”

“Well Undine left back to her oceans. Vine back to the forest as for Blaze I don’t know.”

“Oh, Ok.” Luna looks down sadly at the fact that no one knew were Blaze was and that the other elements were upset with him.

“Hey cheer up I’m sure you will see him again its not like he’s dead or anything he is immortal after all. Anyway it is time to raise the moon I’ll take down the Sun if you want raise your moon again.”

“No thank you Tia maybe another night. You go sleep I’ll watch over the night.”

“Well if you get lonely you know where to find me.”

“Thanks Tia.” With that Celestia gets up and leaves to go to her room to lower the sun and raise the moon. But before she left she looks over her shoulder.

“I love you Lulu have a good night see you in the morning.”

“I will see you in the morning as well Tia.” She felt glad that Tia still loved her after what she did when Nightmare took over. But she couldn’t bring herself to tell her back so she just layed her head down and watched the fire.

As the night wore on Luna had kept the fire alive by gradually feeding logs to it. Outside the palace a rocket of flame was flying through the air headed straight towards Luna’s balcony. Before it got to close it burned into nothing making the guards that were watching it very confused.

There was a small flame just outside Luna's balcony door. As a eye that slightly glowed in the night emerged just past the sill of the window.. It was a deep ember that had an effect of being animated like flowing lava. The eye was attached to a pegasus stallion that had a fiery mane and tail. He wore a leather jacket with a hood and set of flying goggles strapped across his head.

“We shall meet soon dear Luna. How about right now.” With that the pony burned away into the night a grin adorned on his face.

Ok yes I know Luna isn't speaking Ye olde English and that is because well she doesn't in the first episode and I just don't like it. It doesn't go well with her. In my opinion.