Retired Special Agent Sweetie Drops has been living in Ponyville as Bon Bon for just over ten years now, and aside from the occasional monster attack or magical mishap, life has been peaceful. She's happily married and has a successful career running a candy shop. Something has been preventing her from properly appreciating the quiet life, however, and that thing's name is Vinyl Scratch. Countless hours of surveillance has convinced Bon Bon of one fact, and it's that whatever Vinyl Scratch is, it's not a pony. Today is the day she gets to the bottom of the mystery that has haunted for her so long: What exactly is Vinyl Scratch, and what does she want with Octavia Melody?
A Submission for the 2023 Science Fiction Contest.
Edit: Featured from March 24th to the 29th? Magnificent. Thank you all so very much!
Edit 2: FEATURED ON EQUESTRIA DAILY!
Art commission done by my friend Raph13th, check him out!
You utter madman, you just introduced tentacle hentai to Equestria!
Great story though, very fun and works well with Vinyls canon appearances.
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Equestria is better for it, I think.
Jokes aside, I'm glad you enjoyed it! It was a fun story to write!
I'm about to read it because that's just such a classic pun. I have dimensional travelers use it too.
And quite frankly, "the last decade" should still have put it during the banishment.
Someday, Lyra is going to have ideas to spice things up in the bedroom and they will be far closer to those images than is logical.
Heh, I expected Eldritch being.
This was just too fucking funny XD Really enjoyed this one.
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Remember, the difference between tentacle aliens and eldritch horrors is that one has magic, and the other doesn't! Very important distinction, I assure you.
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Always happy to hear that readers enjoy my writing! Giving people a good read is why I write at all.
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Octavia and Vinyl sat quietly on the couch for a while. Vinyl emitted a short burst of sound.
"Well, I've had the advantage of using magic in covering up my background. And you're just so much more...n̴̛̖̥͓̺͔̹̭̹̠̬͔̦̙̞̈̈́̌̈́͛̍͘͝o̴̧̢̝̥̠̺̺͍̣̟̯̗̹̩͎̤̙̎̂̊̐̓̍̈́̓̐̍̈͒͘̚͘͘̕t̷͔̟̥̘̺͇̙͌̔͛̏́͂͝͝ḯ̴̡̗͈͓͙̖͖̺̟͉̮c̷̛̛̦̫̯̼͎̯͈̣̻̔̆̋̀͐̊̋̿̀̄̐̎̌͝e̴̯͐̊̀̈́̾͐͒̈̄̅͘͝á̸̧̖̼̣̲͔̱̫͍̝͖̫̩̰̜̃͜͜ḃ̷̡̛̰̱̣̠̮̠̬͓̂͆̃͐̈́̐͗͋̍̀̈͝͝l̴̨̺̻͉̠̬̪̭̙̯͝ȩ̶̨̱͎̣̯̥̣̖̝͓̙͖͚̫̪̔̐͋͑̓̊.̵̛̣̳̠͖̞̣͖͔͓̹͕̥̲̮͕̟̯̏́͗̾̌̄̀͐̉͘̚͘"̴̨̢̣̟̞̰̲̎̀̄̌͛̍̔̐͌͘͘͝͝
Welp, I suppose that's one way to answer the Fermi Paradox...
This was a wholesome read. Best of luck in the contest!
Lyra: "Bonny! Why are you home so late! And why are you so shaken up? What happened?!"
Bon Bon: "I don't wanna talk about it and it's better if you never knew!"
Well, this seems oddly relevant then.
Quiet waters are deep and dirty.
Octavia is a freak in the sack.
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Open your eyes to the truth: Aliens are real, they're here, and they're really into the cottagecore lifestyle.
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I'm very happy you enjoyed it! Thanks, I think I'm gonna need luck if I stand a chance this year.
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Lyra knows better than to pry into Bon Bon's thousand-yard stare.
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Ngl, I love this. Thanks for posting it.
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Well spoken. Though she still can't beat Fluttershy, let's be real.
Between being fluent in birdsong (much of which is mating calls) and Discord, there are very few characters in fiction who can come anywhere close to that mare.
At least they're not Sam.
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wot? real? please do tell good sir!
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eldrich horrors don't have magic, they just make the universe work in the way they want to.
Me too Bon Bon...
Me too...
I'll never complain about some more stories involving my favorite duo, keep it up!
Bon bon is not cultured enough
So, Bon Bon, to sum up:
Octavia claims only an Apple a week, but clearly there's more sustenance materials acquired, if you know what we mean. 😏
Excellent little story! Thanks for writing it, it was fun to read.
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Thank you for reading! I'm happy you enjoyed it!
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Clearly, Bon Bon is a bigot on the wrong side of history. Smh.
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This was amazing!
Now i need someone more talented than me, to rewrite university days please.
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Rewrite University Days? Why? That story is amazing. Or do you mean rewrite it with Vinyl being an alien?
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Yes basically rewrite so that it lines up with this universe and some more alien shenanigans
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Hmm. I don't know about rewriting University Days, but the idea of writing some Alien Vinyl shenanigans does sound tempting...
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Cultured.
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I try.
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I mean, we're not shown that she actually disapproves of their relationship, just that she doesn't particularly want to think about it herself. That's not bigotry, that's just her tastes. There are an awful lot of things that can happen within the sphere of relationships that I have no objection to, but I don't want to see or imagine. That's just the nature of such things.
It's fine if Bon Bon needs brain bleach, as long as doesn't want to force that bleach down anyone's throat or nearest anatomical equivalent.
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The most famous example is the horrified realization that your parents successfully procreated at some point. Obviously you don't believe it was morally wrong for them to do so, but you don't want to think about it.
Just because you look for the truth, doesn't mean you want to find it. A lesson Bon Bon just learned.
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I suppose it wasn't obvious, but I was making a jest. Bon Bon is no bigot, just grossed out, which is perfectly reasonable for someone in her position.
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Indeed, a lesson she will never forget. Some secrets truly are better left unsaid... Unless you're Octavia, because clearly she's into that shit.
Oh that is genius. Her actual language is music, and someone with a cutie mark in music figured it out.
Now I wonder what Lyra would make of Vinyl's
slam poetrymusic.I'm surprised Bon Bon did not report it to any former superiors, though, if only to make sure Vinyl Scratch ended up in some official records somewhere, marked as "completely benign extraterrestrial", so no other agents that might notice the oddities would ever bother her in the future.
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As explained in S5 E9, Bon Bon's organization was disbanded by Celestia after there was a large break-out of captured monsters. Bon Bon relocated to Ponyville to hide from the Bugbear that she had personally captured for fear of it holding a grudge, and went deep undercover. There would be no one to report the find to, and it seems implied that Bon Bon is the only agent who moved to Ponyville, so there is little chance of anyone else discovering the DJ's secret, especially considering it took Bon Bon several years to do so.
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Ohh right. lol, that was one wacky episode.
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Welp, this story along with your comment just made me go back and rewatch S5 Ep9 and... just wow. That was the wildest episode I have EVER seen and I had absolutely NO recollection of ever watching that before. It also featured Derpy (#bestponycontender), which I did not remember ever happening. I haven't even finished all the seasons yet, but now I'm feeling like I need to go back and rewatch things.
Oh yeah, also thanks for the story. Aliens in skinsuits, DJP3 with secrets, good grammar, definitely a winner here.
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I'm glad you enjoyed the story, and I'm happy to hear it got you rewatching the show. I too like to go back and rewatch things now and again, especially for researching my stories to keep them canon compliant.
Resident Alien cross-over, almost :P
Ah, Captain Olimar style.
Excellent story.
This is nice
Huh. That seems like a needlessly narrow exit port.
In any case, fascinating scenario. I especially love the mental image of Vinyl's earliest attempts to blend in with the locals. Thank you for this, and best of luck in the judging.
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
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Ah, I suppose my wording isn't as precise as it could be. I meant that she crawled out through the mouth from the belly, I didn't mean to imply she popped out the other end. Gullet is a better word than bowels, now that I think about it. Glad you enjoyed it though! Here's hoping it does well in the contest!
I like it!
Huh. Thank you for this. If you think about it, this really isn't any different than, say, a human-pony relationship, or any other type of reasonably compatible xeno couple. Bon Bon's hesitance is understandable, this is the first time she got introduced to the idea, but with time it might even turn into interest. Or, if not hers, then Lyra's. Tentacles can do things no equine (or human) partner would be able to match witout magic or it's close substitute.
what would REALLY be funny is if it was all a prank on bon Bon by Vinyl and Tavi lol. this story was pure gold though
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As always, I am more than happy to provide a pleasant reading experience! Thank you for reading!
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That's kinda the vibe I was going for, yes. As an avid SciSet shipper I think that it's only reasonable that two consenting adults should be allowed to pursue a romantic relationship if they want to, regardless of their sex, status, creed, or in this case, species. Love is love, I say. Bon Bon is just behind the times, and the times they are a-changing.