“What do you mean you're getting rid of me?!!!” yelled Octavia at the head of the music guild of Canterlot.
“It means that you are fired, done, out of here! Get out of here!!!” he yelled and slammed the door in her face.
“Fine! You backstabbing, slimy piece of garbage!!!” yelled Octavia as she stomped out of the building. “I don't need this...” she grumbled to herself.
Octavia returned to her apartment and shut the door behind her. “Ugh, what a day....” she said to herself. “I can't believe this is happening....I just got kicked out of the last guild in Canterlot...”
Octavia just slumped down into her chair in her apartment. She began going through her memories, remembering the past few months of how each guild in Canterlot had refused her. How she had been blackmailed, insulted, and had pay cuts constantly. “I need to leave Canterlot..” she said to herself. Octavia went to the cabinet in her kitchen and found the money she had stashed.
“......Not much left. If that's the case, the only other places out there that are close by are Ponyville and Manehatten.” she said as she began weighing her options. “Ponyville or Manehatten...”
The next day, Octavia left her apartment with her things. She gave a notice to her landlord and then began her trek to the train station. She looked back at Canterlot before boarding the train.
“Goodbye Canterlot.....”
She boarded the train and looked out the window in the train. She then began thinking about her future again. 'Hmmm....I have nothing to go back too at least... My parents are gone, no guild will accept me....Hopefully this is the best move...'
A few hours later she arrived at Ponyville. She looked around and saw a music store, Record Scrathers.
'Record Scrathers? What an odd name?' though Octavia, 'Hmm...perhaps I could get some information on the music guild here in Ponyville at this store...'
Octavia slowly walked in and immediately a loud voice yelled at her, “Yo! Welcome to Record Scrathers!!!”
“Um...hello.” said Octavia slowly.
“I'm Vinyl Scratch, the owner of this store, how can I help you?!” Vinyl said with much enthusiasm. Octavia then looked around the music store and saw no one else in the store.
“Well Miss Scratch, I am looking to see if there is a music guild here in Ponyville.”
Vinyl Scratch looked at her for a few moments and then she used her unicorn magic to lift her shades over her eyes. Vinyl scanned Octavia, looking up and down at her. “Hmm....Okay first, call me Vinyl. I don't do that formal stuff and two, if you're looking for the guild go upstairs over there.”
“Upstairs?” asked Octavia as she glanced at the stairs to the left.
“Yeah, the guild members are up there right there.” she said as she pointed at the stairs.
“Um, thank you Miss..uh.. Vinyl.” said Octavia awkwardly and the proceeded up the stairs. She then saw two ponies arguing.
“What do you mean you don't know if that was good?!” yelled a green colored unicorn.
“I don't know, I'm not a music master!” yelled a blue earth pony.
“Yeah, no kidding. Ugh, we need a conductor...” groaned the green unicorn.
“Um, excuse me...” said Octavia politely. The two ponies looked at her and then started panicking.
“I, um, sorry! We didn't know somepony was there!” apologized the blue pony.
“It's quite alright, um, is this the music guild here in Ponyville?” asked Octavia.
“Yes, um, I'm Beauty Brass. Nice to meet you.” said the blue earth pony.
“I'm Lyra Heartstrings!” said the green unicorn.
“I am Octavia Melody. May I meet the head of the guild?”
“Welcome to the guild.” said a yellow colored earth pony as she walked into the room, “I am Symphony, the head of this guild.”
“Yes, It is nice to meet you.”
“What business do have with our guild Octavia?”
“I, um, was seeing if I could join this guild.”
“Really?!” said Beauty Brass and Lyra at the same time with huge smiles on their faces.
“Hold it girls.” said Symphony with a strict tone. “You don't just easily enter this guild Miss Octavia.”
Octavia stepped back a step and then Symphony continued. “Don't be scared Miss Octavia, I not trying to be mean. I am just going to ask you one question and that will determine if you join or not.”
Octavia gulped as she continued to look directly at Symphony. “All right, what is the question?”
“Why do you want to join this guild, and don't lie.”
“I, um, I wanted to see if this guild is what I'm looking for.”
Symphony just stood there for a second. She glared at Octavia, looking at her directly as if she was looking into Octavia's soul.
“You're not lying, but you have a another reason don't you? I won't accept you unless you tell us your other reason.”
“I, um...”
“Miss Octavia, at this guild there are no secrets. We don't approve of such things.”
“It's not a secret...It's just, well, personal..”
Symphony took a deep breath and then spoke up, “I understand Miss Octavia but we have are reasons here as well. Let me explain, six months ago this guild lost all its members. We had over thirty ponies here, the biggest this guild had ever had in the history of Ponyville. Then after a certain amount of gigs, a huge portion of the members got deals in Manehatten and left. Eventually, only Beauty Brass and myself were the only ponies left. Even are president of the guild left to go to Manehatten. This guild was reduced to two members. Two members!!!” she yelled at the end of her explanation.
“Oh, um..”
“Hold on Miss Octavia, I'm not done. Now, our guild had lost just about everything. Then, we had to even abandon our building due to loss of funds. Thankfully, we met Miss Vinyl downstairs. Her music store she set up here in Ponyville a little after the members had left became a huge success. Miss Vinyl also works as a DJ and with the money she gets she could afford this multiple story building. She lets our guild stay here. However, about three months after the members left, half of them returned to Ponyville. They were broke, battered and jobless. We then told them to get out, we had no need for a bunch of traitorous ponies. The members we have now are the product of those six months. We only have five members, Me, Lyra, Beauty Brass and Noteworthy. Vinyl is technically a member as well though all her gigs are separate.”
Octavia just stood there, listening to the story and not saying a single word.
“Now, what is your real reason for coming here Miss Octavia. I have laid all my cards on the table, so I expect you to us yours. That or leave...”
Octavia just stood there, not saying anything. Octavia looked deep into Symphony eyes and thought to herself, 'This pony, she's very sincere. I was really considering Manehatten but....I think..I think I can trust this pony.”
Octavia took a deep breath, “I am a cello and guitar player from Canterlot. I am an orphan. I was kicked out of all three guilds in Canterlot due to being blackmailed, ridiculed, and other reasons that aren't worth talking about.”
Symphony then spoke up, “Very well, I accept you into the guild.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I can tell you want to join.”
“Thank you Miss Symphony. Thank you so much.” said Octavia as her eyes began to tear up.
“Don't worry about it, also did you just arrive in Ponyville?”
“....Yes.”
“Well, we'll help you get a place. Until then, you can stay here, we have spare housing here for members if necessary.”
“Thank you.”
