Together (republish)

I yawned again. I was so sleepy still! Miss Scratch had everything well in hoof, so I was safe. I could sleep here... dirt is icky though. I can worry about that later.

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I awoke again in the hospital. Nooooo! I had just escaped from here. I ran about in a three-sixty taking in the room. What was a three-sixty? I don't Know! Aaargg! Flock!

Okay windows shut, doors closed, Miss Scratch is here. Wait WHAT?? She is here as well. They must have captured us both! Okay I need a plan. I could tie the sheets an... no the window was shuttered. I could fake injury, yell for help, and then escape, but they were all bigger then me. I had exited the hospital once, I could hardly escape from it with all the guards in white and stuff. Ohh yeah! Miss Scratch was here.

Ohh... they cleaned the dirt off of me. At least they were considerate jailers.

" Miss Scratch! We have to escape. Come on!" I ran to the window and started trying to push it open with my... horn? When did I get that? Was all of this changing stuff natural?

" whoa Nelly. We ain't going anywhere!" huh? what does she mean we aren't going anywhere?

"but those meanies will come!" Did she not get it yet?

" Now now now, this is a hospital, and you are hurt!" hurt I was hurt where? I looked over my own body. Ohh my left back leg was bleeding, strange I didn't notice that. " You are also in a lot of trouble!" trouble? She was mad at me. " You threw mud at Apple Bloom, and hit Rainbow Dash with a pie." Those meanies attacked first!

"They were all trying to get me! All those big ponies chased me and were scary." I shivered at the memory.

"Well yeah they chased you! You were injured and they were trying to stop you from hurting yourself."

I stared Miss Scratch in the eye. What I did next was important. I looked through her windows into her soul. Her dark magenta eyes stared into mine. I saw the truth. "I'm sorry Miss Scratch. I thought that they were trying to get me."

Miss Scratch liked what she saw. She smiled. "It's okay, I'm sure if you apologize sincerely they will forgive you." I would have to get out to apologize to all of them.My back leg didn't look good.

"Wait umm Miss Scratch, umm when do I get to leave the hospital?"

"When your better of course!" Ohh... that was kind of insulting.

I tried not to sound sarcastic. "How long will that take?" She tapped a hoof to her chin, that meant she was thinking right?

"about a week" ohh cool, but...

"what's a week?" She looked at me funny but it wasn't a frozen smile. I smiled honestly. Maybe it was a dumb question?

"that's seven days." what was a day though? " It's twenty four hours, think the time between each time the sun rises." How did she know I didn't know what a day was?

" You mean Sol? Sol rose and set, I've never heard of this Sun"

" Umm no its that bright yellow ball in the sky. Not a spirit" Next she wouldn't know what wyrd was.

"So Sol then, and what is a spirit?"

" Spell Sol" She was silly Spelling Sol was easy!

" Its S, O, L " She scratched her head. I thought everypony knew how to spell Sol! and what Sol was...

" Let me go check on something real quick you stay here." She nodded to me as she stepped towards the door.

" Ok!" I spotted my tail again. It was annoying maybe I could take it off? Only one way to find out. ADVENTURE!

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Vinyl watched in exasperation as the foal chased its own tail. She shook her head once stepping out.

" You are sure you can handle this?" Vinyl jolted startled for a moment. It was Octavia. She must have been outside the door the whole time.

" No, but I just have to you know?" Octavia nodded solemnly. They had finally confessed their love to each other a few weeks ago. That day still warmed Vinyl's soul like no other memory could. That wasn't the matter at hand though. Vinyl gave her a stern look.

" Vinyl what about your job? Surely you won't take that filly along with you!". Surely Octavia didn't think that was as important.

" You know it loves my music, and it is more then that, more important then that. Octavia I have to do this!"

"If the princess asked you to do this."

" The Princess has nothing to do with it! I am a  Mare and this is my choice." Vinyl snapped a bit harder then she intended. Octavia almost scrambled back in surprise. This was nothing like the usual Vinyl. Vinyl was different, but... it was okay. "Octavia, I know I can't ask this of you, but would you still be here for me? I.. " Vinyl had barely gotten the words out when she felt a suffocating hug envelope her. Octavia was still here, she didn't have to do this alone. Vinyl cried small tears of relief as her gray Marefriend enveloped her.

"I love you." Was all Octavia said as they broke their embrace. Vinyl's response was a barely audible whisper, uttered just before the two of them kissed. Vinyl let a new found confidence wash over her. I can do this. We can do this.

'And mother said i was to uncouth to have a family.'

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