Strong

Mute

Written by The Escaped Phyco Hero

Strong

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(Marcel)

The time was 8:30. Celestia started to make the sun slowly disappear into the horizon until Luna came to raise the moon to occupy the vacant black sky.

"Hey Mar, can you throw my stand up here?" Aero said as I took my attention off my guitar tuning to levitate the stand to the front of the stage.

I started to pluck the individual strings as I got lost in thought. Usually I would think about what my voice would sound like if I could talk, What would my life be like if I wasn't a rebel, but not this time. I was thinking of Rarity. The way her radiant smile would automatically make me feel better, the way her infectious laugh would even get me to laugh, that when she cried I would give absolutely anything to see her stop crying. I wasn't in love with her. I'm madly head over hooves in love with her.

"Marcel…"

I could even hear her voice echo in my head.

"Marcel…"

Hey there it is again.

"Marcel…"

Okay, now it's scaring me.

"Marcel, are you okay?"

Wait, I'm starting to think that one wasn't in my head.

I came out of my deep thinking to see Rarity with a huge smile on her face. "Marcel," she said pulling me into a hug, "what are you doing at the gala?" She released me from her hug and I showed he my guitar. "My my Marcel, I had no idea you play guitar."

"Ha, Marcel doesn't play guitar," Aero said popping up in between Rarity and me. "He shreds the guitar like his hoof his a cheese grater, the guitar is sharp cheddar, and he's cravin' him some nachos." Rarity gave him a confused look, as for me, knowing him for twenty years I expected him to say something that dumb.

"Um Marcel, who's this?" Rarity asked as a frown overcame Aero's face.

"Aww Celly, you haven't talked about me, the guy who saved your life, to this wonderful mare." Aero said causing a giggle from Rarity until she stopped laughing.

"Wait, saved your life. What happened?"

I would like to tell you, but I was in a hurry and left my notepad and pen behind like the dumbflank I was. So take it away Aero. I thought as I scolded myself for leaving my only form of communication (sure I could sign,but I can't remember any of the signs) and pointing my hoof at Aero.

"Hooray, Aero gets to tell the story. Okay it was around midnight…

10 minutes later

"So the docs said that if Mar here was trapped in the house any longer, the smoke would have destroyed his lungs. I may have saved his life, but doctor said Marcel would never speak again." Aero said completing the story and Rarity's mouth was agape.

"My word Marcel, that must have been horrible. Losing your house, your voice, and your mother in the same night. I can not imagine what I would if that happened to me." Rarity said in a sympathetic tone.

To be honest, know that I look back on that night, it was a great night.

If me and my dad never lost our house, Aero's parents would have never offered us a place to stay and me and Aero would've never met.

If I never lost my voice, I would have never took up interest in guitar.

And if I never lost my mom, I would have never learned how to be strong.

"Okay, it's getting a little depressing. We need music!" Aero yelled with enthusiasm. "Yo Waylay, the speakers hooked up yet?" Aero said as Waylay came out from behind a speaker while he was tangled in wires.

"To be honest, we don't have enough juice. I could see if I can hook them up to the backup generator in the basement, but I'm gonna have to convince some guards. Till then, we're not playing anything but acoustic."

"Then that will have to do. Marcel and Crash grab you guitars." Aero said as me and Crash grabbed our instruments and get on the small stage.

"What are we playing?"

"I was thinking we let Mar decide." Aero said.

"Ok what song should we play Marcel?" Crash said turning to me.

Okay Marcel, what to play. I thought. I've never been the one to think of something on the dot ad that fault has been a major downside for me. Then a caught a quick glimpse of Rarity, and I got an idea.

I levitated my guitar in my hooves started to strum the opening notes.

Aero and Crash looked at each other and grinned.

"A Neigh To Remember isn't my favorite, but it'll do." Aero said before singing the opening lines.

-After the song-

The song ended in perfect unison as Rarity started to applaud.

"Bravo guys. If you play like that tonight, everypony will love you."

Rarity was right. After playing, every ounce of nervousness was gone with the notes. I was ready to take on the Gala.