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My Little Pony: Cyberpunk is Magic

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(Rarity Mining Industries)

"All that I know is that they are in contact with each of the Elements of Harmony," she said. A teapot along with two elegant cups floated from a small tea tray in the corner of the room. She then telekinetically poured the tea into the cups and set the teapot back to its location. "Tea?" she asked, nudging the cup of steaming tea towards Pinkamena.

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(Ponyville)

"Excuse me," Silver said more loudly. "Can you please tell me where we are going?"

Anne said nothing but powered up her magnetic launchers. She looked around; she could see several ponies lying unconscious in the streets. Most of them appeared strung out on salt, nectar or some other illegal drug that the Undercity offered in great supply. She could also see ponies in the alleys; possibly offering drugs, weapons, cybernetics or sexual services - none of which was legal.

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Pinkamena looked at the tea "So in other words, you know very little about them, still, they don't seem all that trustworthy to myself" she spoke, letting the cup settle on the ground "But I suppose, if you do want to trust them with one as prized as your Sweetie Belle....it's your loss...." she chuckled, leaning down and taking a sip of the tea with a slight grin upon her face.

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(The bank)

It wasn't too long until Diamond Tiara could not help herself and soon, her juices sprayed out upon Silver Spoon's muzzle as Diamond Tiara gasped a bit for air "Oh...oh yes...that...that was good..."

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(The city, elsewhere)

Dawn just groaned a little bit as she grabbed the money with her hooves to the best of her ability "Yeah, I don't have anywhere where I can put it, my cybernetics aren't designed to hold, well, anything and I didn't bring a saddlebag with myself either"


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(Undercity)
The first of the two masked ponies looked.  
"We're headin' to the bar where somepony told us they saw 'er last."
He said, almost as if that was an obvious fact...
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Silver Spoon nodded, licking her lips a little.
"Glad you liked it, Di."
She said happily...
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Gilda smiled and shook her head.  
"Sheesh, Dawn.  Sometimes."
She chuckled, fishing in her saddlebags again, this time pulling out a spare, smaller set of bags.
"Here.  These should do you, right?"
She said, kissing Dawn's cheek...


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"Yeah, I suppose so" Dawn replied back, putting the saddlebags on her back, then in turn, stuffing the money into it "Thogh, you didn't have to any of this for me" she added in, looking out to the city in the process.

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(Pinkamena's Cafe)

Within the cafe, all did seem to be rather peaceful, something Vinyl was rather pleased about.  Well, that was until an arguement started to rise up, but in turn, it did started to get rather heated.  Vinyl in turn, wasn't so sure on what to do about the arguement, yet, she still tried to speak up regardless "Uh guys....could you perhaps keep it down....and...." she started until one pony attacked another "Oh, now that's not good...."

And in turn, a fight started to break out, and all the while, Vinyl had no idea as to why a fight had broken out, nor on how to stop it as instead of getting into the fray....she just hid behind her turntable, glancing out every so often "Pinkamena is going to kill me when she finds out about this....that I screwed up...." she gulped.


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Gilda smiled.
"I know I didn't have to, Dawn.  But...I wanted to.  I'm glad that you're happy..."
She said, looking down and away from Dawn a little...
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(Pinkamena's Cafe)
As the two patrons started fighting, a solid wall of telekinetic force manifested in front of the pair, preventing them from even getting near each other again.  Jin sat in the corner of the cafe, then looked up.
"Geeze.  You're being too damn loud.  Either quiet down and relax, or I'll make you both relax."
He said, nonchalantly taking a drink from his coffee...


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Vinyl popped her head out again slowly but surely, realizing that the fighting had stopped with the two ponies both huffing and instead of fighting again, just headed off outside.  The music unicorn just sighed in relief as she slumped down onto the ground again "Running a restaraunt is hard....I told her that I only know music and that's it...." she grumbled to herself before getting an idea.

"I should just close the cafe for the night, at least, until Pinkamena gets back" Vinyl grinned to herself as she stopped the music and standing up straight, clearning her throat "Ahem, yeah, listen everypony, sorry, but we're closing the cafe early tonight....and um yeah, so could you all just....leave?" she asked.

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Dawn looked at Gilda again "Yeah, it's....it's no big deal really" she told her friend, but then realized that she was looking away "You alright?"


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Jin looked around.
"Ma'am, if I may suggest...perhaps stay open.  I'd be more than happy to volunteer my services to prevent any further trouble."
He said calmly...
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Gilda shook her head, quickly dabbing at her eye with one of her talons.
"Y-yeah...  It's...nothing."
She said, her voice trailing off...


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Vinyl looked over at Jin "You? Are you sure about that? I mean, I would like help....but I can't exactly deal with all these ponies and their problems, it's not my area of expertise" she spoke with a little nervous chuckle.

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Dawn just shrugged back "Well, if you say so" was all she said as her wings extended "But, I've got to go and find a restaurant and make reservations" she nodded to Gilda "So I guess I will have to see you a little later on alright?" she asked and in turn, just took off, heading down towards the city bellow.


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Jin smiled and stood, walking over and standing next to Vinyl.
"Positive.  I'd be happy to help a gorgeous young mare such as yourself."
He said with a grin...
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Gilda nodded and, once Dawn was some distance off, took flight after her...


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Vinyl nodded to Jin, again, giving off another nervous little chuckle "I am in way over my head with this...." she spoke to herself without realzing that Jin would have heard every word of hers.

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Dawn landed on the ground and took a look around rather quickly "Restaraunt, restaraunt....why are there no good restaraunts around this city?" she groaned and started to walk down the street, trying to find a good on to make reservations at.


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Jin smiled and nuzzled her slightly
"Well, then I suppose it is a good thing I was here, hm?"
He said softly...


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"Well, yeah, I mean, I still don't understand why Pinkamena would just throw me in charge of this place, I mean sure, she trusts me and all that, but I know nothing about running a cafe, as I keep on telling myself, I only know music and that's it" Vinyl replied back with with an exasperated groan to boot, glancing at Jin through her sunglasses.


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Jin chuckled.
"Perhaps she's considering giving you a promotion.  Managing a place or something of that sort?"
He half-said, half-asked...


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"She'd better not, as I said, I'm only good with music, nothing else" Vinyl replied back, looking at the cafe people once again, then to Jin once again, lowering her sunglasses a little "You do know who I am, right? Vinyl Scratch? Music....legend in Equestria? Ring any bells?"


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Jin smiled and laughed.
"Of course I do.  How could I not?  You're rather famous, after all."
He said teasingly...


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Vinyl used her magic to push her sunglasses back up again to conceal her eyes again as she did blush lightly at Jin's comment "Well, this is...kinda embaressing, I mean, I'm suppose to be a music legend and all that, and look at what I have to do right now, play in clubs and bars in order to get by" she then sighed a little bit "But I suppose it's better than nothing right now"


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Jin nodded.
"Times are hard right now.  I think most ponies are just trying to make it by.  I mean...I was once one of Luna's personal guard, and now look at me.  A vigilante, spending most of his time in bars, and cafes.  Though the company here is...much more pleasant."
He said with a small wink...


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Vinyl just sighed a little bit as she continued to look over the cafe goers still as she listened to what Jin was saying "Yeah, I suppose that's true, trying to get by, as you said, I was a legend around Equestria, but lookat me now, playing in clubs and bar and....it's just not good"


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Jin nodded, smiling a little as he slid closer to Vinyl.
"True, true.  But I'm sure that things will get better.  And in the meantime... I've figured that having someone to spend time with...someone close to you...can help immeasurably."
He said gently, letting his tail touch hers ever so lightly...


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"Well, it better get better" Vinyl answered back, eyes still upon everypony else around through her sunglasses, at first, unaware that Jin's tail was touching her own tail as it didn't exactly register to her straight away.