Author's Notes:

FUN FACT
The Twi, Dash, and Chrysalis scene is exactly 666 words and that wasn't on purpose

Dash pulled up to the docks and parked her car. "You sure this is a good idea?" She asked, sounding unsure.

"Scared, Dashie?" The unicorn teased with a smirk, opening her door and getting out.

"Hell, no," the cyan mare replied, getting out and following the purple mare. "I just don't think this is a good idea..."

"It'll be fine..." Twi said as she tried to reassure the pegasus that everything would work out for the best.

"It's not that..." Said Dash, crossing her arms in front of her chest. "I just really really hate her."

The unicorn eyed her before looking down at the docks, seeing Chrysalis standing at the edge with Nala right beside her. "Here we go..."

Nala's ears twitched and she looked over her shoulder. "Um... Mother?"

The queen nodded. "I know..." When Dash and Twi stopped walking, the queen sighed. "What do you two want?" she asked, sounding uncaring.

"We, um..." Twilight said, suddenly realizing how ridiculous their request sounded. "We sort of... need your help..."

The queen simply looked at her for hat seemed like an hour before crossing her arms. "I'd be laughing right now if I weren't so depressed."

"Look, I know this is an odd request and, quite frankly, sort of a last resort, but..." Twilight paused and bit her lip. "We're dealing with a succubus."

The queen raised an eyebrow.

"It's true..." The cyan mare replied.

Chrysalis eyed her before looking back at Twilight. "Assuming I believed you, why would I help you?"

Twilight hesitated before sighing. "There... really isn't a reason why you should help us..." Twi said, hanging her head slightly.

Dash went wide-eyed slightly, wondering why Twilight wasn't saying what they had discussed earlier. She then patted her arm. "Twilight? What about the whole... nothing left to l--"

She was interrupted as Twilight knocked her hand away and looked at the queen. "We need your help... A succubus feeds off love... So can you... You could track her, right?" Twilight asked, sounding hopeful. "We've had our differences... Major differences, but... I'm asking you... As our only hope... will you help us?"

Chrysalis tapped her foot lightly as she thought, eyeing Nala. The Changeling eyed her back as they both looked at the mares once more. "It's true, I could track her..." the queen said, lowering her arms and heading for their van. "We should hurry in case she decides to leave the city..."

"Wh-What?!" asked Dash, turning to face her as the queen and her daughter passed them. "You're helping us?! Just like that?!"

Chrysalis stopped moving and turned to face the cyan mare. "Let me get one thing straight..." she said, walking up to Dash and staring her in the eyes, making her feel uncomfortable. "I'm no doing this for you... Or them... I'm doing this for her," she said as she looked over at Twilight.

The unicorn looked surprised and blushed a little, not understanding why the queen had sad that. "Um... What?" She asked. "Why?"

Chrysalis walked over to Twilight and hesitated before reaching a claw-like finger out and placing it under Twi's chin, forcing her to look up at her. She then smiled lightly. "Because... you remind me of me... all those years ago..." She then pulled her finger away and began making her way back towards the van.

Twilight eyed Dash, who was staring a her. "Uh..." the purple mare replied, sounding stunned. "Yes, well, uh... I guess we'd better get a move on..."

Vinyl awoke to the sound of a cello and sighed. "Too early..." she groaned and stood up, realizing she was in a closet. "Again?" she asked, opening the door and leaving

She then stopped when she spotted Octavia playing her cello, a red mare sitting beside her and listening. Octavia stopped as both mares looked at her.

"Fall asleep in the closet again?" asked Octavia with a chuckle.

"Yeah..." the DJ replied, looking at the red mare. "Who's this?"

"This?" asked the cellist. "This is Ruby."

The red mare sniffed and let out a low growl, making Vinyl take a step back. The two stared each other down before Ruby slowly got off the bed.

"I leave now..." the red mare replied as she pulled her cloak's hood on.

"Leaving already?" asked Octavia.

"Yes," both Vinyl and Ruby replied before the red mare turned, heading for the door.

Octavia looked confused as she watched the mare leave. She then looked back at Vinyl. "What was that about, Vinyl?"

"Do you know that mare?" The DJ asked. "Like, at all?"

"No, but..."

"Then, why'd ya bring her back here?"

"She brought me back..." Octavia explained. "She saved me from these guys who were trying to rape me..."

"What happened to the colts?"

"Well, they, uh..." Octavia said, sound nervous as she didn't want to say.

"Stay away from her," Vinyl said before glancing at the window. Letting out a groan, she shielded her eyes from the sign and held ehr forehead, moving back towards the closet. "Damn, that's bright..."

Octavia let out a chuckle. "That is what happens when you sleep in a dark closet, Vinyl," she said as she close the blinds.

"Very funny..." Vinyl groaned as she climbed into bed and sighed happily. "Much better..."

The cellist sat beside her on the bedside. "I wish I could spend time with you at night, Vinyl..." Octavia cooed as she rubbed Vinyl's cheek.

"You have work in the daytime, babe," the DJ said, sounding tired. "You need your sleep..."

"I know..." Octavia said as she leaned in and kissed Vinyl's forehead. "Morning, sweetie."

Vinyl chuckled. "Mornin', Octi..."