The Sound of Music

Razor had suggested it for weeks.

The temperamental teenager was getting more and more impatient with his friends and their reluctance to starting a real tour. Now though, he had gotten both of them cornered and refused to drop the subject. In the dank apartment, Razor Skin had them tired and sore from an all night party; Dark Chords' body refused to move off the second hand couch it collapsed on, Rhythmic Waves was still half asleep in the kitchen a few feet away. How Razor was even moving was a mystery, it had to be something about his younger body, able to cope with the night life of rock stars a lot better than either of them.

"Come on you fuckers!" Razor shouted, both stallions groaning from the headaches.

"Just one tour! One run from one side to the other and we'll be set for life!"

Dark Chords sat up, mane a devastating mess and eyes bearing dark rings under a bloodshot glare.

"With what instruments?  What stage, what lights or sound system? Better yet, what money?"

Dark waved to the pile of guitars and half a drum set sitting with one decrepit amp, just new gear alone would cost more than the three brought in in a months time...yet Razor just smirked and grabbed one of the guitars, a bright, fire red ax with blood stained into the neck from how hard its owner played. Dark and Waves' eyes grew wide was they realized with horror..as Razor hooked up his amp....that their morning was about to get a lot worse...

"Last chance, just trust me and say yes..."

The two looked at each other and just before Razor slammed down on a chord that would have broken the windows, Dark yelled for him to stop and accidentally rolled the ground, groaning in pain and speaking though the carpet on the ground in defeat.

"Fine...one tour..."

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It took a few weeks...planning, writing new songs and plotting out how they would set up from place to place; after all, not every town in Equestria would host them...so they knew they needed a stage that they could take with them somehow...and true to his word, Razor found somepony who was willing to sponsor them, free guitars, amps, lights and a brand new drum set; much to Waves' pleasure. Razor kept talking about how they would be living in luxury once the tour was over, Waves didn't care about the money, he only wanted to play his music; Dark however...he got more on board once he had time to think of the bits that could feed his guilty pleasures...

Drink..

Fame...

Parties...

Mares.......

A humble stallion, but not a pure one. Dark Chords got into some bad situations in the past when he was only indulging some of his destructive hobbies; to go all in and cross that line...it got him as hype as his teenager guitarist once they had the train pass...

A train pass to every station in Equestria, every city and town, a new show with a whole new sound; Dark shuffled though the papers until he found the ticket to Canterlot, shaking his head and tearing it up. Of course Razor didn't listen...it mattered not..Dark would never set hoof in that city ever again.

Meanwhile, posters were getting set up all over by the company, advertising tickets at a low price and entertainment to last a lifetime. Fire and blaze surrouned the words "Scream it Out!" with three simplistic shots of the trio standing with their instruments under the spotlight, centered around the leqd singer glaring up with a rebellious grin...

"A show the world won't soon forget..."

Online forums blazed with questions and underground music collectors were getting their burn CD's and fan made shirts ready...The UnKnown was about to make its mark in the world...and it would leave a new star in the sky...or a crater in the ground. Funny thing about it though...if they did fall, Dark planned to make a blast that would blind onlookers and send everyone for cover from the fallout.