Chapters Return
“Thanks.” A turquoise unicorn stallion said to the mayor of Ponyville as he began to make his way for the exit. With an underlying tone of relief and some form of upheaval in each step, his three saddlebags and his lone guitar followed suit. Looking back, these were the only things that he owned.
"No problems, and have fun in your new house." She replied back as he was heading out the door.
'I’m finally alone. No problems, no bitchy ex-wife, nopony to disturb me when I’m playing guitar.'
He thought to himself while walking towards his new house. Thankfully, it was a silent walk there. He was far from the town and close to the Whitetail Woods when he saw what he would call a wooden mansion. With a bounce in each step, the turquoise pony got closer to his new home. The foundation od the building creaked with his presence. When he was finally in front of the door, he opened his left saddle bag and, with a weak orange glow of magic, he lifted a key that he steadily pushed into the brass lock. With a soft but audible click, the door opened to reveal a fully furnished inside; modern cooking appliance, cream white kloppsta and lugnvik style sofas, a black outer rim glass table and a magnificent black grand piano.
“For four thousand, nine hundred, and fifty bits, this house is a steal!” He yelled out, exclaiming his joy as he entered what he could now call home.
***
“TWILIGHT!” A multicolored blur came through the library's window and crashed into a book shelf, causing the once organized shelf of knowledge to release its contents onto the ground.
With an annoyed sigh, the lavender pony looked at the bookshelf which had fallen on top of her friend
“Thanks, but there’s no time to chat! Come with me!” Rainbow Dash took Twilight's hoof and quickly dragged her out of the library. Twilight put up some resistance as she planted her hooves on the floor, causing a big open trail to cut through the wood.
“Wait, where are we going?” Twilight asked.
“To an unplanned mare reunion, now come on and follow me!” Rainbow Dash forced with a troubled expression.
***
Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash joined the four other mares who were sitting at a table in the café that they had always gathered at. Applejack was the first to talk, breaking the awkward barrier of silence that had formed long since the speedy cyan mare’s departure.
“Yeah Dashie, what’s wrong?” The pink party pony followed.
Rainbow Dash took out an old note out of a case and a newspaper out of her saddle bag.
“This.” She pointed to a particular article on the newspaper. The section was passed around the table for the others to see.
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Two days ago, the popular singer Sonata System committed suicide and his body is yet to be found...
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“Is that it?” Twilight was a bit cockeyed.
“You don't get it? Sonata System, A.K.A. Seven Heavens!” The mares looked at Rainbow Dash with puzzled looks on their faces. Rainbow looked at Twilight for another reaction but all the faces didn't change from their current gestures.
“Come on, Twi! You of all of the mares here lived in Canterlot, and you don't know him?”
Twilight shook her head in response. The speedster Pegasus grunted and pushed a CD case towards the center of the table. All of the other mares looked at the album titled If You Cared as it slid towards them.
Pinkie Pie was the first to break the awkward silence that Rainbow Dash created.
Applejack looked at the tower glass cover and started speaking. “By any chance, ya'll wouldn't have-”
Before AJ could finish her sentence; Pinkie replied and interrupted her apple farmer friend.
***
The moderate turquoise unicorn was on the phone, ordering a pizza.
“Yep, medium tofu and pineapple... how long?...Ten minutes? That’s fast... yup...uhuh... the big house on the path to Whitetail Woods... my name? Eh… put it for S.S., okay? Alright, I’ll be waiting.”
*Beep*
He hung up the phone and trotted towards his refrigerator to see if there was anything edible inside of it. He opened the bottom compartment to reveal nothing but empty shelves and a single glass bottle of beer. He levitated the alcohol to his face with a wobbly orange glow emitting from under his hat. The pony took a look at the bottle, inspecting the details of the item.
'I wouldn't mind drinking it, if it didn't taste like a mix of puke and piss!'
He thought while looking at the brown glass bottle with a blank stare.
“If only my pipelines were opened, I would drink water but no! The plumber doesn’t want to work on Sundays, but at least the electrician came to do his job...” He said with a sigh of disappointment to himself again. The pony collected himself before beginning another lone monologue and said “Maybe I’ll get something from the freezer.”
He opened the top door and jumped back in surprise. There in front of him was a scrunched up pony.
“H-h-hhhhhhi-----!” it slowly said.
The now scared unicorn slammed the freezer door with all his might.
“Heh... there’s a pony in my fridge.... WHAT!?” He opened the top door again.
“Hey why'd y-” The extremely flexible mare tried to say before he slammed it back shut.
“There’s a m-mare... in.. my..... fridge!” He ran for his living room table and took a bottle of pills and read the side-effects. “Rapid mood swing, irregular heartbeat, hyperactivity and blah blah blah... no hallucinations? So there is a mare in my freezer!? No no no, she's not a mare she's a mutant. Yes a mutant that can live in temperatures of four Fahrenheit and has a super flexibility power at that! Wait.. THERES A SUPER MUTANT PONY IN MY FREEZER! AHHHHHHH!” The turquoise unicorn freaked out to his twisted imagination.
He turned back to his refrigerator which was rustling and heard an “ah-CHEEEEEEEEEW!” The freezer door flung open and the flexible frozen mutant pony rocketed out of the fridge right after as she hit the wall with a loud thud. The bright candy pink pony with a shade darker pink mane and big pale cyan eyes addressed the now scared stallion.
“What is it?” He asked.
“It’s for your party!” The pink mare replied like it was a widely known fact.
‘How would she know for... nah it’s impossible’
“What party? I don't know a single pony in this town!” He was speaking in a suspicious tone, like he was trying to hide something.
“It’s your welcome party! After that you'll know almost all of the ponies in this Ponyville!” She informed, bouncing around him with an ear-to-ear grin.
“Thanks but I’ll pass.” He gave back the invitation to Pinkie.
“Oh c'mon! Don’t be shy! There will be a lot of ponies there just for you!” She explained to him with the same goofy grin.
“I-I don’t like parties…” the unicorn answered, looking away and obviously telling a lie.
Pinkie pie stopped bouncing. “Hate parties? How could anypony hate parties!?” She wondered, putting a hoof on her chin. “Well, in any case I’m sure you won't hate mine! They’re always super duper fun and all my friends agree!”
The stallion reluctantly said “Okay! I’ll go to your party! Now please, leave me alone!” He was filled with a slight hint of anger in his voice.
“Pinkie promise me.”
“Pinkie, what now?” He asked
“Pinkie promise! Look, I’ll do it for you,” The obnoxious mare was making silly gesture figures while reciting “Cross my heart and hope to fly. Stick a cupcake in my eye!”
‘Shit she’s buckin’ crazy!’
Calming himself down, he was able to form words again. “Em… yeah, whatever you say.”
“Nonono you have to say it!”
Thinking that if he does what she asks, she’ll would away faster, he followed suit. “Okay, I’ll do it ahem, Cross my heart hope and sigh. And if I don’t, then wish I die!”
“Good enough!” The party pony accepted. “Oh, and before I go, can you tell me your name?” She asked pushing her muzzle against his.
‘Shit! Think dumbass...’ He gave her an awkward smile and looked to his side and saw a music chart on the grand piano “Eh, I-its clef-note!” He stammered in a hurry.
“Well Cleffy...” Pinkie Pie jumped back, giving the stallion some breathing space. “I’ll see you there at the Sugar Cube Corner!” She jumped towards the fridge, opened the freezer door, hopped in, and closed it shut again.
“What the..?” He opened the freezer door and gasped. “Nothing? How can there be nothing?!”
***
Five mares were sitting at a table, listening to a kind of mix between blues and reggae.
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♪ Get out of my way, I have to see my friend.
I haven't seen him in a while.
He was gone, he was not there.
The last time I spoke to him
His heart was in a bad state,
His head felt like in a vice and he didn't look good...♫
“It’s a great song!” The speedster pony ears lay back on her head. “Sad he's gone now..”
The mares were looking at her, sad to see the lively Rainbow Dash so down and glum.
“C’mon Dash, don't be like dat..” Applejack tried to break the ice. “And ya'll said it, he left us great songs!”
“I like Under the Wind” To brighten up the mood, Twilight listed her favorite song from the artist and quickly glanced at Rarity for her response.
“Um.. me... eh..” She swallowed dryly “I-I like All Alone” Her response brought shock and peculiar looks from the ponies around her. From what she chose, it was like a speed blues about death “Um… Fluttershy!” The glorious mare called out her friends name in a weird way, which was the product from the awkward looks given to her by her friends. “Which is your favorite?”
“Oh.. i like uh..... ᵃᶫˢᵒ ᵃ ᵇᶦᵗ ᵐᶦᶫᵈᵉʷᵉᵈ..” The butter colored Pegasus whispered out.
“Come again?” Applejack replied to the shy pony.
“Also A Bit Mildewed...” Fluttershy tried to repeat louder and it still came out as a soft voice.
“I like that one too...” Rainbow Dash replied with a sad tone in her voice.
“Ahem, Rainbow what‘s your favorite song?” Twilight wanted to change the mood again.
“Yeah Dashie, tell us!” The pink party pony pop out from under the table.
“AH! Pinkie... please don't scare us like that!” The high class white unicorn’s heart was beating at a speed rivaling the Sonic Rainboom “Wait didn't you say you were visiting that new pony in town?”
“Huh? Oh yeah, Cleffy. I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere... but where exactly?” Pinkie Pie's mysterious brain was working at its hardest, but she still couldn't find out. “Silly brain, it can't even remember a pony. Maybe it’s full!? Oh well.”
To break from Pinkie’s weird appearance and dialogue, Twilight asked her previous question “Sooo Rainbow, what’s your answer?”
“Huh!? Em, let me think... does ‘all’ count?” The cyan speedster wondered.
“Nope!” AJ answered.
“Alright fine. Pon Kohng Blues, All Alone and 25 or Life. Happy?”
***
In the evening.
‘GHAH! I forgot there’s no water!’
He realized the absence of any form of crystal liquid when he turned the faucet. “I’ll have to remember changing to a geothermal water source..”
*Knock Knock!*
A sound was coming from the door. The scared unicorn thought it might be that Pinkie mare again. He unzipped a side of his hat and with a glow of orange magic; he teleported a long bladed Swiss army knife. Walking slowly towards the door, he heard knocking again.
“It’s pizza-payya’s delivery colt, I got a pizza for S.S.!”
‘… I… forgot about the pizza…’
“C-coming! ” He stuttered while putting the Swiss knife back in his hat and taking a twenty bit coin off of the table. “Thanks for the fast delivery and I hope you brought some change, I only got a gold bit on me.” The purple delivery colt struggled when looking in a money purse for some coin. Seeing this, the hungry unicorn saved him his trouble. “Forget it, just take the bit and go. And keep the rest to yourself, consider it as a tip.”
“Thanks sir!” The young colt said with a big smile. Giving the bit the delivery colt caused something to happen.
\IIII/
“YOU’RE FIRED!” A black silhouette yelled out.
“W-what did I do? I’m y-” The familiar voiced silhouette got cut off.
“SHUT UP AND GET OUT!”
The silhouette walked out a door.
*Klang!*
“Huh? What’s that sou-AHHHHHHHHHH!”
*BANG!*
‘No, NO! Not again!’
“Kid, be careful on your way back okay?” The turquoise stallion took a serious tone.
“Sure will, sir! See you soon!” The young Pegasus colt flew towards town.
“I hope…”
* * *
Later in the evening, Pinkie Pie and a lot of the other ponies from the town were waiting for “Cleff-Note” to arrive.
“Pinkie are you sure he’ll come?” Rainbow Dash inquired once again.
“Well he said he will…maybe he’s taking a shower! That’s why he’s late.” The pink pony thought of an excuse for his delay.
“If you say so…”
***
“Where’s that candle? Ah, got it!” Searching through one of his saddle bags, the turquoise unicorn took out a single birthday candle and placed it on the middle of the pizza. He took his guitar from behind the sofa and started singing. He caressed the exterior of his loving musical instrument as he did.
♪ Happy birthday to… me
Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Happy birthday to me♫
And before blowing the candle, he thought of a simple wish.
‘I wish to have happiness once again.’
My Little Pony
The problem (H2O)
The problem (H2O)
Late evening
“He didn’t come, and he Pinkie promised me...” Pinkie Pie looked utterly confused.
Rainbow Dash was nudging Applejack’s shoulder to get her attention. “What?” The country mare asked.
“He broke a Pinkie Promise and she didn’t flip out!? How is that possible?” The rainbow manned pony asked her Stetson wearing friend.
“Yer right, she nearly tried to kill me last time. Brrr, I still get shivers from that...” The orange mare reminisced about the bad experience.
The pink pony flopped onto the floor with a thud that caught the attention of all of the remaining ponies. “I don’t want him to die; I wouldn’t even wish for anypony to die!” Pinkie’s brain was racing with thoughts, her mane flattened; her eyes became small and stared into deep empty space. “I-I didn’t think of what would’ve happened if he broke his Pinkie Promise!” Pinkie Pie started crying.
“C’mon, Sugarcube, tomorrow we’ll go talk to the darn fool and everythin’ will be alright!” Applejack reassured her pink friend.
***
“Let’s see how that piano sounds.”
*BANNNT*
“AHHHHH! My... ears...” (Cleff-Note) was laying on the floor, both of his hooves on his ears. “No way I’m letting a piano like this make a sound so horrid! I will repair this....THING, no matter how long it will take me; this will become a piano once again!” the colt was sounding like a mad scientist trying to defy Nayhedes’ Laws of Death.
***
Early morning
*Knock Knock*
“M-minute!” (Cleff-Note) yelled out to the pony that was waiting at the door. “I just have to tighten that string and voila!” He muttered to himself.
*Doing!*
“Damn it, it broke!”
*Knock Knock*
“COMING!” The colt yelled again, irritated by every sound. He walked towards the door and opened it. Before him was an orange mare wearing a hat and she was slightly shorter than him. “Hi, what d’you want?” he asked in a monotone voice.
“Y’all woke up from the wrong side o’ the bed, Ah see.” The unknown mare said with a smug face.
“I didn’t sleep last night...”
“Felt guilty, eh?” The mare asked.
“Huh, what?” ‘I don’t get it; what is she talking about?’ He thought.
“Yesterday, ya didn’t come to mah friend’s party. Get it now?”
“Sorry, I was occupied by two things, plus I didn’t to go party in the first place.” He shadily gave his answer.
“Well, Ah’ll be! Y’all think ya- huh?” The mysterious orange mare looked at the shaking colt. “Are you okay?” She demanded, a little concern.
“I-I’m... alright...” (Cleff-Note)’s vision was too blurry and started tunneling. Everything was starting to fade into darkness; the last thing he remembered was the scared face of the mare and hitting the floor face first.
“Hey, stop jokin’ around... Y’all are fakin’ it right?” Applejack started poking the body with her hoof “He’s not movin’... Ah-Ah got to go get Twilight!” the orange mare exclaimed while running in the direction of the busy town.
***
On her way there, Applejack saw a group of ponies surrounding the pizzeria. She didn’t think too much of it and continued her way to Twilight’s house.
***
“Spike, did you get the book about playing flute?” The purple mare asked her number one assistant.
“I’ve got it right here!” The baby dragon exclaimed from the other side of the library. “But why do you need....‘playing flute for eggheads’?” Spike demanded.
“That’s... none of your business” Twilight was clearly lying.
*CRASH*
“Twilight! Ah need your help!” The apple farmer said, exhausted from her run.
“Applejack? What’s the problem?” The bookworm pony asked her panting friend.
“The pony up town fell down and stopped movin’!”
***
Evening
“Ghh” *sniff sniff* “water?” (Cleff-Note) was mumbling something in his sleep.
Twilight’s attention was taken by the unknown pony’s words “Um sir, are you awake?”
“WATER!” He yelled out flinging upward and dashing towards the water faucet. He turned the knob on the side and shoved his head under the upcoming jet of cold and clear liquid to quench his thirst.
“You can thank me, I paid the plumber” the new face talked.
“Haa? Yghhhh gkha?” the colt choked on water trying to speak. He closed the faucet and walked towards the sofa parallel to the new face. “You did what?”
“I paid him.” She replied to his question.
“Great, he’s a scammer too” He said as he face-hoofed his forehead. The mysterious pony took off his black hat revealing his long brown mane and broken horn. Searching through his multiple hidden pocket s, Twilight interfered him.
“Does it... hurt using magic?” She tried to ask politely.
“Not really, well actually at first it did but not anymore.”
“If it’s not too much to ask, can I know what happened for you to faint? Well only if you know it.” Twilight tried to figure out more of his weird character.
“Ah, got it!” Two silver bit were engulfed in a weak orange glow emitting from his mutilated horn and placed them on the table. “Those are yours, and to answer it’s probably because of my insomnia and dehydration. I was already walking for two days when I came in this town; the only thing in my mind was to relax far away from my multitude of problems and so I bought this house. It never came in my mind that I didn’t eat, drink nor sleep for the past days or so, I was too concerned about... something. I only realized I was in bad shape when after that weird orange mare came banging at my...” He stopped in his dialog and looked at Twilight. “Who the hay are you, and why am I telling you all this?” He asked the purple mare.
“I’m Twilight Sparkle, nice to meet you.”
“I’m Sonata Syst- NO! I-I.. Cl-Cleff-Note!” He tried to catch himself back but dug his grave deeper than it already was.
“Sonata? I thought he was dead.” But then she remembered the only thing in my mind was to relax far away from my multitude of problems “or not! You maybe are Sonata System!”
“No, I’m not! I’m just a low life traveler who made enough money to buy a nice house, that’s all.” The confusing pony tried again to defend himself further. “Plus, it’s not like you can prove I’m a famous pony who died earlier this week.” His last words didn't help him.
The challenged librarian grew a slight grin “That’s where you are wrong; just by your look I can tell you’re him. The tattoo on your left forehoof, the sock on the other one, your coat and mane are darker and more tern but I think that’s because you used to bleach both, you’re cutie mark and last but not least; your voice. See there’s no denying it, you are Sonata System!”
“... Heh alright so, maybe I am Sonata but what does it give you? Are you going to yell that I’m alive on every rooftop, are you going to tell the producers, paparazzo’s and fan fillies around Equestria to come and bug me? Are you going to beat a dead horse even more then he already is!? TELL ME!” He shouted at Twilight unamused by her recent discovery.
“I...” She was speechless. Reasons of his probable fake death was floating in her head, bumping into each other restlessly. She just could not understand somepony who faked his death and ran away; she just had to know the answer. “I understand but please, tell me why you did this.”
“I told you, to get away from my problems. In detail, my life was a mess; my wife divorced me and controlled all my money for her damn enjoyment to see me suffer. This bitch wished that I would have died right? Well, she got it; no more money for you Hip-Hop, you had what was coming for you.” The colt was now talking to himself making the other pony a little uncomfortable. “That what you get! ...huh?” He looked to the side and saw the purple unicorn. “S-sorry I was lost in my thoughts. Now it’s my turn to ask you questions. Why are you here?” Sonata re-asked the question
“Yes, let me explain that.”
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“The pony up town fell down and stopped movin’!” Applejack yelled at the studying pony.
“Erm, AJ could you rephrase that?” The purple pony demanded the exhausted apple farmer.
The orange mare fell on her haunches. “Up town on th’verge o’ Whitetale Wood,” She took a well needed breath. “The pony who didn’t come to Pinkie’s lives there and,” She took another breath. “He fell unconscious, I don’t what happened!” She fell down on too her side. “Spike, bring me some water.”
“I’m on it!” The baby dragon ran into the kitchen.
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“Wait, you have a baby dragon as your assistant?” Sonata asked.
“He’s very nice and docile; not like those big dragons that are destroying everything they see.” She compared her little assistant to the huge devastating beasts roaming up and about.
“Bitchin’. Oh sorry, continue on please.”
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Twilight waited until her friend finally calmed down a bit to make their way there.
“Are you ready Applejack?” She asked her friend.
“Don’t worry ‘bout me, Sugarcube. That poor colt is in worse shape than me.” AJ’s mind was only on the fainted colt. “What are we waitin’ for? Let’s go!”
***
Twilight looked down at the pony that was in the doorframe. ‘he’s kinda cute...’
“Don’t just stand there, do somethin’!” The orange mare looked horrified.
“Huh!? Oh, yeah sorry...” Twilight lifted the still living pony back into his house on his sofa. “You can go home Applejack, I’ll take it from here.”
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“I see.” The multitalented turquoise pony said as he got up and headed outside, he took out a cigarette from his hat and lit it with a spark of his weak magic. He took his burning gasper up on both his lips and inhaled the intoxicating smoke to blow it out seconds later. *blow* “So I’ll have to thank that mare the next time I see her.”
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?” She cried out to the sight of the cigarette.
“I’m takin’ a smoke; don’t tell me you never saw a pony take a smoke before?”
The purple unicorn got off her seat and slapped the burning tobacco rod out of his mouth. “My uncle died because of that thing!” Twilights eyes began to water up. “He showed me how to use magic..” Tears were now flowing as she fell to the ground and covered her face. “He had asthma problems and he... died...”
Her crying became louder as she remembered her first traumatic experience of death. “Bef-f-fore... m-my..eyes!”
“Kid; How... could I have known?” ‘You made her cry without even trying anything; great job dumbass’ “I’m sorry, please just get up.” No response was heard from the unicorn. ‘Think of something to change her mind moron!’ He looked around and found a big tree branch in the shape of a bat. ‘Got any ideas?’ “Look at that squirt! This’ll change your mind!” Sonata made a ball using his magic. He threw it in the air and swung the makeshift bat at it, making the orange glowing ball to rocket off in the distance “Now look closely.” The ball exploded; making a beautiful firework appear. “So, better now?” He asked, hoping for the best. Again, no response just the sound of sobbing. ‘Well at least she’s not crying anymore.’
Sonata proceeded to continue the process of chucking balls of unstable magic in the air several more times, hearing some of the town folks whistle and exclaim their joy from the lightshow. “See, even the ponies from town like it!” ‘Guh why do I have to do this?’ He walked up to her, picked her up, and hugged her. “Look, if you keep yourself in the past, you’ll never live in the present. What I mean is you will miss everything in your life if you keep remaining in the past; don’t do like I did squirt.”
*sniff* “You’re right, I shouldn’t do that... thank you...” Twilight managed a full sentence. ‘He smells like sweat; like a real stallion would.’ She thought while taking another good whiff of his coat.
“Feel better?”
“Yeah, way better.” She replied to his comment just as the sun was peaking trough the mountains. Twilight broke the hug and said “I should probably head back home, I didn’t tell Spike I’d be gone for this long.”
“Alright, anyways I have to take a shower and go to sleep; I hope we meet again soon.” ‘Weird no premonitions? Maybe she’s blocking them? Meh, who knows’ “See ya!” Sonata shouted at the purple mare walking away. ‘I should get going too.’
My Little Pony
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Nice re-meeting you
After Twilight was gone, Sonata System went into his house to take a shower; the sun was shining with all of his morning glory. After the cold shower, he took his guitar and went outside, heading for the now active town.
Walking through the streets of Ponyville a smile grew on his face. Nopony was annoying him for an autograph; he felt free at last but still something was missing inside, like he had to do something.
‘I got it!’ He sat on the on the corner of the busy market street and took his trusty wooden instrument and strummed some chords to the beat of the little town.
__I look again, outside it’s a good day; the sun just got up by my side Ponies walk in the streets, it’s nice to see their lives won’t go away I look around and then I smile, Canterlot got nothing against this place.
I go up to my tower, set my things, a flower, amazing~~ Ponyville... I’m in love with this town! And all the mares around~~
To which I’d give my hoof and say “I’ll see you maybe.. Tomorrow?”
So, I hope that I will meet some.. Nice town folks to come show me around these splendid homes .
Now I am so far away.. From my old house that’s now broken today.
But now in another phase, and I’ll be making this my brighter days. ♫
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Sonata System continued his improvised song until he heard,
“C’mon Pinkie, we’ll go play some pranks. This will definitely take my mind off of Seven Heavens and you off that… Cleffy guy.” He did not see the ponies face but that was enough to make him stop playing and trot away as fast as possible.
While running away again, he thought maybe ‘maybe I can’t escape my fate… maybe this is all planned in a way and… NO! If I think like that it will happen again! And fate can be changed, it’s destiny tha-’ “Gahh!” The turquoise unicorn bumped into a white pony. Both of them fell down on the impact; Sonata got up first to help the pony that he collided with. “Sorry about that, I was lost in… Vinyl?” ‘What is she doing here!?’ He didn’t know what to think; he was happy to see her but he was supposed to be dead, which would just put him into even bigger trouble.
Vinyl Scratch was on the ground, rubbing her shoulder “Watch where you’re going next time.” She looked up at the pony. Her eyes grew wide, “S-Sonatff?” The familiar pony shoved his hoof in her mouth.
Sonata got close to her ear and whispered, “Not so loud… just come see me at the log house on the edge of Whitetail Woods in twenty minutes. Got that Viny?” He gave her a wink and pulled her back up, “Sorry again, I mistook you for somepony else. Well, good day.” Sonata said as he walked away.
The young musician couldn’t believe her eyes, “He’s still alive!?” She murmured to herself.
***
Sonata walked for a short while with a smile on his face until he heard a pastel pink filly with a tiara bullying a yellow filly.
“Who are you waiting for? Your mommy? Oh that’s right, you don’t have parents.” The little brat was badmouthing the little red-haired filly.
“Hey, what are you doing?” He took an affirmative tone. “Didn’t your parents teach not to bully?”
“Pff! Who are you to tell me what to do?”
‘hehhh! This lil’ bitch is gonna get it!’ “I’m the pony who’s going to talk to your father about what you do to your, ‘what I assume’, classmate.” He looked at the filly right in the eyes; a smug grin appeared on her face.
“My mother and father are out of town, so good luck with that.” Again, a stiff comment came out of the annoying little noise maker.
‘Sonata; you’re out of the game! It’s time for System to take the lead!’ Sonata System’s bipolar complex had a good and a bad point, which was the good point of system. It took him three-seconds to evaluate the filly and start a rant, “If I had to guess, your parents aren’t home all that much, which makes you angry and you have to get all that frustration out of you so you take it out on others. There is one thing, the ‘others’ don’t care about you.” The one thing was; he was harsh and cruel at times, “And you know it, so you keep harassing them until they give a shit, after that you feel happy… or does it? No, it doesn’t, you still feel empty inside, you’re missing something, but what? Do you want to know what it is? Well, I guess it couldn’t hurt you. What you’re missing is… love, and you can’t buy it, steal it, nor force it; you need to gain it. Now, go away, I am really getting tired of your face.” The pastel filly got put into her place. She knew he was right but as the up class girl that she was; agreeing was a sin.
“Humf” The kid turned away, “Yeah, whatever” and left.
“Wow! That’s what Tiara needed!” Her eyes were wide in admiration “By da’way, I’m Apple-bloom what’s yur name sir?” Apple-bloom asked.
“I’m Cleff no-”
“Apple-bloom!” Sonata was interrupted by an orange mare who came from far away.
She got closer and saw the weird pony from the other day, but her sister was more important at the moment. “Ah’m so sorry sugarcube, I forgot the movie date we had planned. And you’re the colt yesterday right?”
“Yes, and thanks for helping me, tell your friend that I’m sorry and maybe we could party another time.” He walked away, remembering he also had a date.
***
On his way, Sonata saw a gigantic tree with ‘library’ written on a sign. The colt was curious and decided to go in to investigate for a second or two. Upon entering, he realized it was empty, which didn’t bother him. Sonata looked at a couple of books and one caught his eye. ‘Harmonica master? Hm… that would be interesting’ He thought. The interested musician turned the book on its back; it said ’How to become the best harmonicist in Equestria! Sonata looked further down the back. Written by Esposito Di Napoli. ‘Wait, that’s the French pony that played in my favorite band!’ A soft smile formed on his lips.
Sonata was too distracted by the ~~good~~ colthood memories to hear the hoof step from the back.
Twilight was creeping slowly on Sonata, a malicious grin grew on the librarian. ‘That’s for making me have a breakdown!’ She jumped up yelling, “REVENGE!!!”
The average size stallion turned around and slammed his back on the book shelf, beyond surprised. His eyes grew wide and the purple mare fell and he slipped down from stepping on a fallen book. The two ponies fell down on each other. Sonata and Twilight eyes grew even wider as they locked lips.
\IIII/
The purple mare blushed deeply and soon realized what she was doing. She fell on her rump and shuffled back at mach speed to hit another bookshelf, causing some books fall on her.
“I’M SO SORRY!” Twilight yelled from across the room “IjustwantedtoscareyouandtakemyrevengeonyouformakingmegointoabreakdownsoItriedtocopysomethingfromtheseriesofmangasI’mreadingand-” She was cut off by Spike laughing his ass off on the ground.
“Wow, Twilight, that’s why you came late last night! You finally have a coltfriend!.. Pfffahahaha, a-a coltfriend! Ahahahaha! Tha-that’s imposi-siahahahaha!” The little dragon started to roll on the ground, holding his ribcage. “Ow, haha it it so funny it hurts hahaha!” Even Sonata started to laugh with him. Spike’s face changed and stopped laughing. He got up abruptly and…
*BURP! *
“AHHHH!” The green flame passed over Sonatas head. The flame swirled and formed a scroll that landed on the musicians head as it fell down from his head and onto the ground. The royal scroll unrolled before him, he could only read one line before Twilight took the royal mail away.
¨My dear Twilight Sparkle,
I think your problem is that you are in love, but, be careful, the pony you describe is a lone-wolf of some sort and if you get to implicated he might just-¨
The lavender mare took the piece of paper. “I-I’m sorry but this is emm… a personal message from the princess herself and it’s..” Twilight blushed, “It’s… N-NONE OF YOUR BUISNESS.” A flow of magic caused Sonata to be lifted and thrown out of the library.
“Boy, what’s her problem? I mean, that was just an accident… right?” The stallion looked down and saw the book he wanted; there was one problem, he didn’t pay for the renting of it. So from his trusty hat, a pen and piece paper flowed from the weak glow and wrote.
¨I wanted to pay you Twilight, but you didn’t let me so here is five bits. I hope it’s enough for the book I’m borrowing.
-S.S¨
He place a bronze coin on the piece of paper and left.
***
While reading on his way back home, Sonata remarked about three things. One, he was late. Two, he needed a harmonica in C. And three, talking to himself, he made a plan. “I’m late by seven minutes, I have to find a music store and get food!” Sonata was reminded by his stomach that he hadn’t eaten for over eighteen hours. ‘System, don’t fail me.’
From the switch, System already started analyzing the environment. ‘Alright leave it to me. Tomatoes and tomato sauce, two bits each. Tofu, five bits. Spices, one bit. And noodles, seven bits!? Oh well, they’re all in sight.’ System prepared fifteen bits; he prepped himself to trot but then, “Brrr! I just got a chill…” The alter ego said to himself. ‘Oh… that’s not a good sign, damn, Passion is probably talking behind my back for being late… again’ Sonata thought that Vinyl was damning him for being late for the eighth re-meeting. “I gotta make this quick!”
***
Sonata walked up to his house while reading the book. With his weak magic, a couple of grocery bags floated in the air before the distracted pony.
“HEY SONNY! CAREFUL TO-” Vinyl Scratch got interrupted.
*Stack!* *Crash!* *Rhhhh*
“Ow… MY PASTAS!” Sonata was on the ground with his body crushing the bag of noodles. The other ingredients and book were caught by Vinyl’s magic.
“What were you doing that was so important that you didn’t have time to look down?” She looked at the book and back down at Sonata. “Harmonicas? Wow you are obsessesed with music.”
***
After lunch
While eating, Sonata explained the short version of the fake death and the meetings with Twilight.
*Burp * “That hits the spot; so you were saying that she kissed you? She’s not gonna go far with you, is she?” The white mare spat out like she was a heart breaking Casanova.
“Meh, I don’t really care much about the kiss. I’m more worried about her future…”
She looked at the still living pony, a worried expression on her face. “You saw her future?” Sonata shot her a deadpanned look “Ooh right, any physical encounter makes you see a pony’s future… must be hard going out with somepony.”
“Actually, if she’s a unicorn they just have to block it with a certain spell.” He responded to the question “Take grrr… Hip Hop… for example. You know, forget it.” Sonata System couldn’t bare remembering the past. “Anyways how’s life been, Passion? And what happened to the mark on your forehead?”
“DON’T call me Passion, you know I changed my name. Anyways, I just put out my second CD and it’s selling pretty well, thanks to you.” Vinyl blushed a little.
“I thought I told you that anything you need, I’ll give it to you. You’re like my-” Sonata was cut short for the third time. This time by something in the chimney.
*BAM! *
Something fell down in the fireplace, leaving a big cloud of black ashes.
“Damn it!” The pony brushed some of the soot off of her. Sonata and Vinyl looked at her with a puzzled look “Uh, oh… um… hi?”
Author: I went to two camping trips to clear my mind and it DIDN’T WORK! So yeah, a good part in the middle is rushed.
Oh and, PonnyManne215 is a great proofreader
P.S. Tell me if there's any errors
Making friends! (End of arc one)
Making friends! (End of arc one)
“Um... Hi?” the pony covered in deep black wood remains said.
The two ponies at the dining table were not too surprised by the pony crashing from the fireplace. By the voice, they assumed she was a mare.
‘I swear I heard that voice before... but where?’ Sonata was not too quick to judge her. He thought she had maybe crashed or something.
“That soot is not gonna be good for your coat, why don’t you go take a shower?” he pointed under the stairs. “It’s the door to your left.” he got up and searched for his saddlebag. Ruffling through his stuff; he took out a shirt. “Here.” The colt threw the red shirt towards the unknown mare. “I don’t have a towel so use this,” some soot had fallen off, revealing a Rainbow bolt cutie mark. ‘I do know her!’
“Thanks” she replied and made her way to the washroom.
The white unicorn slapped his hoof off of her face. “First, shut it! Second, I HATED that mark!” the mare replaced her two tone blue mane. “Third, she’s bad news!”
“What if I tell you that I know her?” Sonata gave her a little grin “I saw her future; a future Wonderbolt! That’s what she is, and Rainbow Dash’s her name.”
The master DJ gave him a bemused look. ‘How could he even know that without touching her? He’s spouting B.S for sure.’ she pondered a little.
Sonata System walked up to his bag again. He threw five pages of music and lyrics in front of the still bemused pony. “Your next album is gonna go platinum; just saying... and if you wonder about that rainbow mare... she helped me.” He remembered the little cyan filly “Let me tell you; July the seventh...”
Sonata System’s wife just demanded a divorce; a thing turned out really wrong at the end of the day. He had gotten into a bar fight, two suicide attempts, and a broken horn, which got him four stitches to the back of the head, countless bloody marks on his forehoof, and a magical handicap. The next day he had no idea where to go except his brother’s house. It was Hip Hop’s apartment and it was her who had all of the funds since she was his manager. He walked straight ahead, not noticing a little filly giggling and running out of a disk shop. The little pony bumped into Sonata’s right hoof. The now short fused rolling-stone had already enough but.
“M-m-my CD!” a little cyan filly with a multicolored mane started crying over a paper disk envelop. The shiny ring of information inside, ‘which had slipped out’, was shattered in pieces. Sonata was going to scream at her, but he looked down, both at the young pony and the CD. It was a demo of three songs from his second album coming out in a couples of months. “You jerk!” she sniffed. “You made me waste all of my bits for nothing!” She looked up. The same pony on the pieces of the disk was in front of her, except he was bruised up and had bloody bandages all over him. He also sported a hat and a black eye. Her joy turned to a face of concern. “Mr. Heaven! What happened to you? Who did this to you!?... Not.. That I care or anything.” the filly tensed up.
“You can say I did this to myself.” He looked at the filly and said “My wife demanded a divorce and I kinda flipped my lid and got into all sorts of problems... why am I even telling you this?” “I feel ya, my parents divorced a year ago; it’s been tough for all four of us, my bro and mom got it the hardest. But I didn’t let it get to me and I try to make the best out of it! I also listen to your music; it makes me happy.” the cyan Pegasus pointed out the obvious; the simple things that Sonata didn’t think about.
“You know what squirt? You’re right; I did all of those stupid things for no real reasons! I don’t need Hip-Hop at all!” ‘Maybe that was for the best!’ his mind was working on the newly realized truth.
“Yeah!”
“I don’t need her love at all!” a huge grin appeared on his face
“You lost her love but with the new CD, you’ll gain thousands, if not millions, of new fans who loves you!” the young mare encouraged him on his positive thoughts.
“So true! I can’t believe it, you’re smarter than me and you’re not even in middle school yet... I think. He wondered the small Pegasus’s age by glance.” ‘Nine... twelve, maybe? Bah who cares! Certainly not me!’ he bumped his saddlebag off of him and opened it. He got out the full disk with all of the twelve songs. He posed it on the ground and pushed his hat off his head and took out a pen from the now unzipped pocket, he took the pen in his mouth and. “To my REAL number one fan!...” Sonata recited his writing and stopped. “What’s your name squirt?” he asked through his teeth.
“Rainbow Dash! The one and only!” the kid replied joyfully again.
“Rainbow Dash...” he finished writing her name down on the case. “Here it’s yours; my brother can wait for his.” the filly took the case in her mouth and patted her head so he could read her future.
“He wished me good luck on becoming a Wonderbolt and I left; when I came back, I was shouting nonstop, ‘oh my gosh’, for almost an hour.” a raspy feminine voice came from behind them.
“You’re still a jerk though, you faked your death and millions of sad ponies are crying over you, you dumbass!” little droplets of water formed in the corner of her eyes.
“Would you rather have found me dead form a drug overdose? ‘Cause that’s what Hip Hop tried to do.” He didn’t have the courage to look at her. “I’m sorry for that, but I couldn’t live like that anymore. I’m truly sorry for making you cry and my fans cry.” he got up and headed upstairs “Could you wait for me? I have to take a smoke” the colt had to think a bit. Alone, outside on his balcony; the cigarette in his mouth was slowly burning as the rays of Celestia’s sun did the same on him.
“For who?” the two mares asked simultaneously.
“Your friend, that pink mare! She invited me to a party and I didn’t go, so I’ll repay her! Also invite any friend you want Rainbow. Passion, you’re coming with me!” Not even looking at both, he took his saddlebags, and strapped them on his back.
Sonata gave her a deadpanned look. “You kidding right? Aren’t you the party animal, DJ Pon-3? I’m sure your new CD will make party great.” he said taunting her.
“WAIT!” the cyan Pegasus yelled, “What the hay do I tell my friends to get ‘em here?”
“Make something up! Be there at 6, see ya!” He took Vinyl Scratch’s hoof and dragged her out.
“Let me gooWOOOW!” the white party pony yelled as she was dragged like ragdoll.
***
Rainbow Dash flew to the nearest friend, Twilight Sparkle. The polychromatic maned mare knocked on the library door. “Hey Twilight, are you here?” a little purple dragon came and opened the door. “Hey there Spike, is Twi here?”
“Yeah but... come in and see for yourself.” Spike moved away; letting the Pegasus in.
Twilight had a pillow in her hooves and was rolling on the ground, making circles. “Why didn’t he pull away? It lasted more than five seconds, which has to mean something! NO, that was an accident; that’s right!” she mumbled and threw her head multiple times on the pillow. ‘Does he like me?’ “I have to ask the Princess!” the crazy librarian lifted herself and saw Rainbow Dash. “Dash! I need your help!” the lavender mare was three inches from her friend’s face.
“I see that.”
Twilight placed her mane a little, “Tell me, does a stallion like you if he kisses you... err, or you kiss him?” she asked, a little embarrassed.
“I... don’t know?” the scared Pegasus kneeled to the little dragon and murmured, “The hay happened to her?”
Spike replied, “She kissed a colt by accident and now she’s freaky.” Rainbow got back up.
“A-anyway, I came here to see if you wanted to come to a party that my ‘friend’ is making. Are you in?”
‘A party? Well that could clear my mind for a bit...’ She took a deep breath to calm herself. “oof... yeah, I’ll go.” Twilight Sparkle was more calm and composed, but was still bothered. ‘The trick the princess gave works!’ she remembered the advice of her teacher.
¨Why don’t you take a moment and breathe, Twilight Sparkle?¨
“Could you lend me a moment Rainbow Dash?” Twilight giggled, “I must look like shi-”
***
Sonata stopped dead in his track “...WHY AM I SO HAPPY!?” he turned back his original self. He looked back “I’m really sorry Passion... heh... brown suits you well...” the white mare was now brown from being dragged in the dirt.
“Just let go of me, please.”
He brushed off a bit of dirt from her. “You know what else suits you well? A wedding robe.”
“WAIT, WHAT!?”
***
Next on Rainbow’s list was Pinkie Pie.
The two friends entered Sugarcube Corner to see if their pink friend was there. A tall, dark yellow pony was at the counter. “Hi Mr. Cake, is Pinkie here?” Twilight demanded the shop owner.
“Yes! Please help her do anything; she’s crying more than Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake combined!” The poor earth pony couldn’t handle Pinkie anymore. “She’s in her room.” he took the two mares and pushed them up the stairs. “Good luck.” he said with a huge forced grin.
Sobbing was heard from the other side of the door “Hey, Pinkie Pie! Twilight and I were wondering if...” ‘She won’t go to a party if we say it’s one so... Aha!’ Rainbow dash thought of a brilliant plan, “A haunted house! Yeah, we found an old haunted house and Twi thinks its B.S.” the lying pony was pulled down.
“What the hay? I thought we were going to a party!” The librarian was murmuring.
The cyan Pegasus knocked on her friend’s skull “And I thought you were smart...” In a hushed tone she replied, “A party made her like that so a surprise party will make Pinkie happy again get it?” the door opened.
The two ponies sprung up from their private conversation.
“Oh yeah p-prove me wrong!”
***
“Brrr... someone speaking of a ghost and me.” Sonata’s seventh sense was always spot on.
“... Maybe you got a cold?” Vinyl was always trying to find answers to his sudden weird moments he had here and there.
“In the middle of summer?”
***
Next on the list was Rarity.
*Knock! Knock!* “Enter! Hi girls, why are you all her-” Rarity was cut off by Pinkie.
“HELLLLLOOOO Rarity! Want to come with us?” Pinkie shouted abruptly.
The fashionista cocked an eyebrow, “Well, I do have some free time on my hooves..why not? Where are we going?”
“To a haunted house, Dashie thinks ghost are real...” the pink sugar-high pony giggled.
“You know there’s no such as ghost, Rainbow dash” the elegant mare spoke.
Twilight remembered a book about psychology and had long waited to try a trick. “Are you saying that because you really think they don’t exist or are you scared?” ‘Let’s hope for the best.’
“What? Twilight dear, you don’t believe in ghost, do you?” the white mare wondered.
“I never said they do, but I think you’re scared out of your mind, thinking about a dead pony’s spirit roaming endlessly in search of life, am I right?” the lavender mare’s reverse psychology was really bad and made things worse since she never refused the invitation.
“N-No” Rarity looked away and swallowed dry.
‘Gotcha!’ “Well come on, lets go have fun!” the bookworm pony got her fried cornered .
“F-FUN!?” ‘What did I get into this time?’
***
Sonata and Vinyl were walking around town together, picking up stuff they needed; mostly booze, chips, dips, music and two ice cream cones, but that was more for them.
“Hey, Sonny! Look!” Vinyl pointed at a little stand “Still got money for some?” She asked jokingly.
A smile grew on the colt’s face. “You still want that at your age?” the smile on her face faded. He turned to the white mare and whispered “Not kidding, I was kind of waiting for you to ask.” Vinyl socked him on the shoulder to push him off and also for getting her angry. “Ow! I get it!” he giggled, “What do you want?” They walked towards the ice cream salespony.
“Pistachio for me,” the popular DJ said to the young baby blue mare with a Sunday cutiemark.
“Pineapple orange,” the sales pony cocked an eyebrow and looked down at the tubs of frozen yogurt; she looked back at Sonata shook her head. “Kiwi?” she shook her head again, “Vanilla?” he became a bit desperate.
“I’m all out, sorry” she smiled apologetically.
‘OH COME ON!’ Sonata yelled out in his mind. He hung his head low, “Same as her I guess.”
Walking away with their treats, both ponies were talking.
“Kiwi, really? Does that even exist?” Vinyl asked.
“Sure does! You should try it when you go back to Canterlot.”
“I’m not going back.” She licked the gelato cone, “I bought a club downtown,” she took another lick, “It’s not far from here actually; let’s go!”
***
Meanwhile at Fluttershy’s house.
‘I’m getting a sense of déjà vu here.’ Rainbow thought, still trying to get her out. Twilight growled. With her magic, she got out the shy pony by pushing her in her cottage, placing her sideways, and pulling the pony out. The scholar pony then explained in a secretive manner about the party and to keep acting as if she was scared.
Twilight pulled back from her ear, “I-I see... okay, I’ll go...” the truth now revealed made Fluttershy more comprehensive, but her acting skills were very bad . “But I’m still so scared a-and oh so shaky brrr!”
Rarity nudged Twilight. “Why did she agree so fast, dear?” the magnificent pony asked.
Before Twilight could speak, Rainbow Dash butted in. She was obviously trying to keep the lie running. “I bet it’s some ‘special’ mares love secret.” the cyan Pegasus was obviously kidding them but the moment somepony talks about love, Rarity goes on the loose.
“Twilight you never told me you swung that way! And with Fluttershy, you know some stallions would kill to be you right now” The speedster pony realized she did a grave error.
The shy yellow Pegasus blushed, “oh Twilight... I didn’t know you had feelings for me, but you’re not really my type... sorry.” Twilight got ‘rejected’ by the shyest pony ever. The lavender mare thought about it.
How could she ever confess to the one she liked if she got told off by Fluttershy, freaking Fluttershy!
“I’m not like that; I’ve already got a stallion in mind and...!” ‘Oh no! Why did I say that!?’ the poor lovestruck mare had said too much.
The fashonista’s eyes grew wide, beaming with stars. “You’ve got to tell us! We, as good friends, need to know........ How.. He is of course! We don’t want you to go out with a bad pony.” she caught herself back.
“Well...” her friends were eager to know “Buck it; he’s kinda shy, Rainbow and AJ know him quite well and-” the unicorn rambled about her crush without revealing him.
***
“So? How do you like it?” Vinyl asked, “Next week is the grand opening”
“Wow! You can afford that?! Hm? What’s upstairs?” Sonata demanded back.
“If it wasn’t for that bitch, you could buy something twice the size.” she grumbled.
“What did you say?”
“I said if it wasn’t for that ditch I could have something twice the size; and to answer your question, the second floor is my room.” Passion found the perfect excuse; there was really a ditch.
“Yeah that ditch is pretty misplaced and dangerous.” Vinyl blushed “You fall in it, did you?” she looked away.
“Me? Pff not at all... a-anyways, I was thinking if you would like to work here? I don’t have any employee and...” the mare asked her mentor. “You’re a pretty-good DJ and your old music can be useful for the theme nights!” without knowing she insulted him.
“Are you calling me old? You know that you’re only six years younger than me right?” the deadpanned look on his face made Vinyl feel awkward.
“You know that’s not what I mean. I only want you with your good old kind of knowledge of rock, soul, and blues.”
The turquoise unicorn pondered the demand for a bit. “It’s alright, as long as I’m paid minimum wage and you don’t say my real name, got that?” he established simple rules; hogging her bits was not something he wanted and going back to Canterlot, making music again was never to be on his plan “So when I’ll work, call me Cleff-Note ‘kay?”
“Gotcha; my new employee” the DJ joked around.
“Wait here I have to get some things.”
***
At the Apple orchard.
“G-g-g-GHOSTS!?” the orange mare yelled and trembled; scared of the unnatural beings. “Ah don’t really have tha ti-” Applejack got interrupted by a fairly daring cyan Pegasus.
“Already chickening out? Boy, I thought you were the second best Iron pony?” Dash reminisced the apple farmer of that day.
“Secon’ best? You cheated on most of th’ games!” she became infuriated.
“Eeyup!” Big Macintosh interjected but was completely ignored.
Rainbow Dash grinned, “You know that’s beside the point; you just want to change the subject because you’re scared of ghosts!”
“Ah ain’t scared and Ah’ma prove it!” ‘I’m doomed!’ Applejack thought. The sight of things that couldn’t be explained or were out of the ordinary scared her. ‘How did they get Fluttershy for ghost huntin’!?’ Applejack was too worried to see the lie behind every word.
***
Walking towards the direction of Sonata house, the seven ponies looked at a log building.
“What the hay Rainbow, that’s the house of that Cleff pony!” Applejack said with a look of anger and confusion.
“Cleff? That’s his name? The only thing I knew is that he was dead” The speedster pony semi-lied and looked at her friends; there was six ponies. “um... Mac? What are you doing here?” Everypony turned to him.
‘So the party is for him!’ a smile appeared on the librarian’s face.
“I’m curious...” he said nonchalantly as ever.
From inside, Sonata waited for them to enter but they weren’t coming in.
‘Ghosts?’ “Passion, can you do me a favor?” from a demand, Sonata System was lifted by Vinyl’s magic. With his own orange hue, he opened the front door. All of Rainbow Dash’s friends looked at the floating pony. The lights were shut. The only one was from the crystal blue aura that Vinyl emitted. A second glow appeared on the piano; it wasn’t well accorded which made the sound from it way more terrifying then they should’ve been. Twilight and Rainbow entered with no problems.
“Look girls, he’s not mean, come on in!” the lavender mare said with a smile. Fluttershy swallowed dry and entered the house. Big Macintosh and Pinkie Pie were next, there were no emotions their faces whatsoever. Rarity was looking down at Applejack, who had fainted from seeing the butter colored Pegasus entering the cottage.
From a wave of his hoof, the turquoise unicorn was dropped from the magic and said “... the first time we met I fainted. Fourth time it’s her... Kinda sad.” he picked her up on his back and took her inside.
“Yo, Pink girl” Sonata said “What on your mind? Are you not having fun?” he asked.
“Why does it always have to be death with you?” Pinkie replied bluntly.
He cocked an eyebrow “I don’t get you...”
“Death, the wierd Pinkie Promise, the ghost thing, and your fake death...” the musician’s eyes grew wide from her last words.
“Was it Rainbow or Twilight who told you?” without even talking, System took the control.
The usually happy pink mare couldn’t look in his eyes. “Nopony, I found it myself.” she replied to his question.
System took a serious tone, “Well alright, I’ll tell you. First the ghost thing, I didn’t know until I heard some of you say it outside and I just followed along. Second, the death promise was something my manager said when I didn’t believe her. Three, as ironic as it is, I had to fake my death to live.” Sonata forced his way back from his subconscious mind. The real Sonata returned to its normal vocal tone. “Sorry if I made you worry.” ‘DON’T EVER TAKE MY BODY AGAIN WITHOUT TELLING ME!’ He cursed his mind out ‘I’ll take control of your body for this situation...’ ‘Too late for that me... I’m bucking insane...’ he sighed.
“So, it’s really just a coincidence?” Pinkie became pinker and poofier. “Sorry, but I’ll go have fun!” with a zoom, she was gone. The only thing left was a dust copy sitting at her place.
“I think I’ll do t-” A low grunt stopped him. The orange mare was now sitting on the sofa rubbing her eyes ‘Daw... so cute!’ “Sup sleepyhead!” she looked at him with hazy eyes and a goofy grin.
“Howdy... GUAH!!!” Seeing Sonata’s face made her freak-out and jump behind the couch “G-G-GHOST!” Applejack yelled from the top of her lungs. Everyone looked at her laughing. The farmer, Applejack, looked at her friends, confused; she creeped over the back of the sofa and looked at Sonata; a little blush appeared on her face “Sorry partner, you took me by surprise.”
“How do we play, sweetie?... Cleff, hit me some scotch!” Rarity yelled at Sonata for another drink.
“It’s easy, I got these stick here and they all have a color, we take a stick without looking and yell a color. The pony with the most yelled color becomes king. The king then says a color and a song and the pony with that color has to sing the song! The best is, I brought my karaoke machine! Haha!” all the pony agreed to the simple game. They prepared the game and started playing.
“RED.”
“PURPLE.”
“GREEN.”
“RED.”
“YELLOW.”
“Um, pink.”
“BLACK.”
“WHITE.”
“And red wins! Pick a color and a song!” Passion yelled again, even more boozed up.
“Pink and with the song, ‘green tambourine’” Sonata said sitting beside his trusty crème de menthe.
The big, red stallion got up and got behind the microphone and sang.
♪ Drop your silver in my tambourine Help a poor man fill his pretty dream Give me pennies I'll take anything Now listen while I play My green tambourine
“I say blue with ‘What’s love got to do with it!’” Twilight spoke out with a beer floating in her purple aura.
*Eep!* “I don’t think I can Twilight...” the poor yellow Pegasus was having stage fright before even going on stage.
“Then green will go on stage with you!” the retired musician looked at the little piece of wood between his hooves.
“Damn...” Sonata got up to the microphone “Come on up, we’re all just friends here, right?” the shy pony slowly got up and walked towards him. The music started.
(Sonata)
(Fluttershy)
(Both)
(Sonata)
(Fluttershy)
(Both)
(Sonata picked up his harmonica and played, letting the Pegasus sing on her own.)
(Fluttershy)
“Sonata, that was awesome!” Rainbow Dash said. All the ponies stayed silent.
“YOU IDIOT!” *WHACK!* the knowledgeable mare slapped the rainbow maned Pegasus “At the worst moment too!” she, herself, was making it worse by speaking about it.
“Girls? There’s something wrong with Mr. Cleff er…” Fluttershy slightly tapped his temple; Sonata became stiff as a board and fell down on his side *Thud* “He fainted… I hope I didn’t hurt him?”
“Sorry, Sonata... I-I was drunk and I’m still drunk but I didn’t know what I was saying...” Rainbow Dash was trying her best to excuse herself.
“... What” the short film of what happened rolled in his head “You’re telling me it wasn’t a dream!?” the musician’s lid flipped.
“Sorry again.”
“No no, it’s alright... if NOPONY says a word of who I am, I’ll be ok; so this secret stays between all of us?” Sonata wanted to keep himself in the shadows. The last thing he wanted was attracting attention again.
Everypony accepted to keep it a secret. “Now...” *yawn! * “Let’s get this party started!”
“YEAH!” they all yelled in unison.
“Eeyup!” almost all.
And for the rest of the night, Sonata System had to sing and play guitar for all of his new friends.
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the awkward scare
"It's been a week since I arrived into this town, life has been quite nice. I've been working part-time at the Apple Orchard for food. I can't really cook, so working for food is the next best thing, I guess. Fluttershy is a real knock out! She is so cute I can't even begin to describe it, but she has her odd moments. Like she is always trying to get me out to go shopping and go on a trip to the spa with Rarity. I feel like I'm her straight gay friend or being majorly friend-zoned. All the while, Rarity is asking me about her dresses and hats. Maybe it's because I lived in Canterlot with the stupid posh and prissy ponies? I just don't really care about fashion, but I'll have to ask her if she could repair or do another twill army cap for me. Let's talk about Rainbow Dash; she is trying to make me and Pinkie be more friendly, but it wont work. Pinkie Pie and I are like a mongoose and a snake; we just don't go together. Um, let's go back to Dash; she comes by here and there to go do some pranks or swim. She's just fun to hang with. Twilight is the only one I can stay calm with; we pull all-nighters all the time, just star gazing with a cup of coffee, it's the great life..."
Four days ago, Sonata started a life journal that he kept through his little black voice recorder. He continuing his speech on the roof of his new log house when,
"Heya Sonata!" A cyan Pegasus flew out of nowhere. The colt, choked by her flying friend, swallowed his cigarette and fell down from the roof to the ground.
*Cough! Cough! * Rainbow Dash hovered over the the choking pony, “You should really stop smoking, look what it does to you.” the colt swallowed the dry smoke.
"Gah!" a gray cloud and a bit of ash came out of his mouth, *Cough! * “What do you,” he choked in the middle of his words, “Want, Dash?" the colt gave her a black stare.
"I came to see if you wanted to go swimming with me. Are you in?" the kaleidoscopic maned mare demanded. "Pinkie's not coming If you were wondering, she has to work,” Rainbow Dash said a little angrily.
The colt got up. He dusted himself off and said, "Sure, I got some time before work." He thought for a second, "C-could you wait here for a second?” Sonata entered his cottage. The cyan Pegasus heard a bit of commotion, but didn't think much about it.
"Dash! look up!" She looked upwards to where the voice came from. She instantly regretted making that move.
*Splash!* A large glass of water was dumped on the kaleidoscopic maned pony. "You jerk!" Dash yelled at the pony grinning over her.
“That's for pushing me in the lake with my hat on!" the stallion exclaimed from the balcony, "Also for that shaving cream pie you made me eat.” He said it like it didn't bug him at all, “Worst part is, it actually tasted pretty good..." he mumbled to himself.
"I'll get you for that!" the wet pony cursed out Sonata.
***
The two ponies were going to swim around in a small lake on the outskirt of town.
“Hey sonata!" the Pegasus called.
“Hm?" Sonata turned around to see his friend diving from fifty feet in the air. "RAINBO--- *GURH!*" the two ponies collided together and sunk into the depth of the lake. Bubbles came up soon after the ponies. Trying to catch some air, Dash dragged the drowned pony off to the shore.
\IIII/ "Sonata!" a mare screamed his name in terror . /IIII\
"Sonny? You ok there?" she asked the unconscious pony. No response. "S-Son-ny?" his chest was not moving, no air was getting in nor was carbon dixoxide escaping his lungs. "No..." The rainbow maned pony said in a hush tone, "LIVE!" She swung her hooves upwards and pummeled the unicorns chest. *Pomf!*
\IIII/ "Rainbow? It's three AM, what are you doing here?" the unicorn stallion asked the trembling filly . /IIII\
*Spurt!* A little fountain escaped the colt’s mouth in a humoring fashion. Sonata's head turned to Rainbows and squirted her face.
*PAFF! * "YOU JACKASS!" the happy singer got punched blindly in the eye socket.
\IIII/ "BUCK THE POLICE! HE'S GONNA DIE!" /IIII\
"AHHHH MY EYE!!!" The turquoise pony rolled on the ground in pain, "It's not even "It's not even noon yet and I already got multiple injuries on my upper half!"
'Noon' the word ranged in Rainbow Dash's head. She looked at the sun's position, "OH HORSE APPLES!"
'The new Daring Do's out today! Dang, I have to get my hooves on a copy before they're out!' the book fanatic speedster couldn't hold in-place "I just remembered something I had to do, sorry but I gotta bail, see ya!" She left in a hurry, leaving a spectrum of multicolor light behind.
The musician looked with his one functional eye "..." He focused on the slowly fading cyan pony. A bemused look appeared on his face. "Loyal my rump... She leaves the injured behind. Well, two out of four were my fault in a way.”
The lazily swimming unicorn looked at the some whereabouts on a tree stump. "I have to bring back those dishes to Applejack. Welp, I got ditched, so AJ's next on my list"
***
"HEY, JACQUELINE" a voice came from behind the bucking mare.
‘Dang! Sonny's here!' “H-hey music boy, how are y'all? Came for more food?" Applejack looked nervous.
The colt jumped over the small fence to get closer to his friend “No, I came to give you the plates back. Don't worry, they’re all washed up and shiny!" Sonata said with a nice smile but her attention was brought to his black eye, bruises on his shoulder and solar plexus, but the most shocking of all; his long chocolate brown mane dropping to his knee tightly tied to the back of his head with a blue rubber band and a white loose tank top.
"W-w-who did this to you!?" the mare was taken by surprise.
"Rainbow... but most of it was my fault..." he responded, looking down at his hoof. ‘At least she didn't see what's under this sock..’ the less than average sized stallion wanted to keep that secret to himself.
"C-can I see that bruise?" the mare's face began to blush, 'keep it together AJ, ya won't let that damn estrous beat ya down like that, you're stronger!' The turquoise unicorn stood on his hind legs, slowly dropping his saddlebag with all the cookware in it, and pulled the bottom of his shirt up to his shoulder, only showing the swelled up red-purple mark. Sonata's body was nicely built, but it wasn't the god-like muscles of Big Macintosh that every mare made wet-dreams about.
Applejack lightly touched the bruised area.
\IIII/ "Are ya alright?"
"..."
“Ah know it's hard for you but..."
* SMACK!* /IIII\
He flinched 'AH... my... head!?' the colt wasn't sure why he suddenly had a headache.
“Did Ah hurt you?" the stetson-wearing mare asked.
“No no, you didn't hur-" his hind legs went limp. The orange mare lifted herself up to try and catch him but Sonata was heavier than the little pony under him.
“Guh!" he landed on top of her, passed out. ‘Not when Ah'm in heat!' She closed her eyes shut to think about something else other than her rushing hormones. ‘His body is so hot... he feels like a blanket; a heavy one but still...’ “Consarn it; it's you're own dang fault!" With all her strength, Applejack pushed the K.O.ed pony off to the side and hopped on him “Now you're mine,” a devilish grin appeared on the sex driven pony's face.
She pinned his hooves over his head and tried to lock lips...
"Applejack!?" A large red stallion walked in front of the two grounded ponies.
"I-It isn't what it looks like, Ah swear!"
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'My head... why does that happen every time I get physically touched?'
Sonata's word echoed into his blank mind. A voice rang through his ears. It was too distant to distinguish, but after a while he made out what it said, “Sonata. Sonata, wake up!” It kept calling him; the voice became louder, "A..J?" The comatose pony mumbled out the name of his new friend.
"yeah, It's me" She looked down at the sleeping pony, "Do ya think he'll be alright?" Applejack asked her older brother.
"Eeyup..."
He recognized the voice of those country folks, the ones that ran AJ’s farm with her. He felt his body waking, wanting to meet them, "Wait, I want to talk to you..." A stallion appeared to his left of his vision, “We've only talked, but haven’t met in... Can I say flesh and blood? It is OUR mind and body after all, so yeah; flesh and blood for quite a while” His last sentence sounded rough, as if it hadn’t spoken in a while.
'System?' Sonata asked
“Yep, and I got something serious to say to... Think to you…" The alter ego corrected himself. "We are not alone, by that I mean Cleff-Note... he's real, and he is very dangerous. So whatever you do, don't let him take your pla.. our place, 'kay?" As much as the egos hated each other, they worked as a team between the two boundaries for their own sanity; or what's was left of it anyway.
*gasp!* the turquoiseunicorn sprung up from the red sofa he was laying on. Sonata panted heavily as he said, "I have to get… back home"
"You're not goin' anywhere" The orange mare tried to put a hoof on his shoulder, but a socked hoof quickly slapped it off.
"DON'T... touch me..." the long manned colt yelled his first word at the helping mare. In shame from yelling at a mare, he turned around and looked down. Two steps away from the door; where his saddlebag sat still,"See ya..." Sonata opened the door with one swift motion and took his bag; then quickly ran away.
Big Macintosh chuckled and said, "Looks like y'rubbed his coat the wrong way there sis" the strong stallion giggled, but it was a manly giggle. *Slap!* "Guh!" Applejack slapped her older sibling over the head.
"big Mac, you're not th’ best for that kinda talk... You're twenty-eight year old virgi-" a red hoof moved over her mouth and bent his neck over her ear; Big Macintosh seemed really annoyed of that fact.
"One. Applebloom. Second, ah'll let ya know you're one too, sis" he took a small vengeful glance at his sister "Three, go talk to him; you're better at that than me." The stallion tapped her on the back motioning to go, "And don't jump on him this time hehehe-" *Spack!*
***
*slam!* the log house door slammed on it's frame "O.K. what's this about System?" Sonata threw his bag on the sofa and sat on the floor in a meditative stance, "Alright give me a second." A solid concentrated glow appeared from his horn. The colt in his dream reappeared in front of him, this time in a spectral, translucent blue hue
"Remember Seven Heaven? Well, we got the same problem." The halo pony had the same voice as Sonata; but in a lower, rougher tone. Almost sounding like this
David Hayter
"Instead of being a compulsive, suicidal, lying gambler; Cleff-Note might be a bad part of us."
He cocked an eyebrow, "what do you mean?" The real pony sounded intrigued.
"Our pent-up aggression, our left over feelings for Hip-Hop, our hate..." System positioned his front hooves on both of Sonata's shoulder before saying; "We have to kill him Sona; before it kills somepony first." They both looked at each other eyes giving serious glares of fear.
"I can't for the moment; I don't have three months to waste." The barely translucent pony got off of him.
"There has got to be a way to do it without putting the host's body in a coma." The lime green copy of Sonata looked down, trying to think of something that could help them. He took a full minute before frowning and growled, "I don't know what to do!"
"Just tell me, is he a threat to anypony as of right now?" Sonata asked.
"No, he's only a mere egg of a personality; or if you want a stem cell mind that will take the rejected emotions of anger. So, it would be significantly easier to destroy it now than later." System responded in his rough, monotonous voice.
"Than couldn't you do it on your own? If he's that small, he's not a problem, right?"
"I have no power. Your mind is the strongest, that's why you're the main host of the body." The lime green pony looked at it's original counterpart. "your horn... you're getting weak." The weak orange aura on the broken magical instrument was wobbling heavily, "I'll go research the feelings he's draining and find out more about C.N." The illusion saluted and disappeared slowly. “Until we meet again, Sonata.” The musician stood on his hind legs and saluted back.
Further back in the window of the door a familiar Stetson was visible. "Applejack!?" 'Oh sweet Celestia, buck my head! She knows!' Sonata quickly opened the front door making Applejack fall on her side. "Were y-you spying on me?" The turquoise unicorn stallion became very defensive.
The apple farmer replied back, "No, err... yes.. Maybe!" the lying mare scrunched her face looking left and right rapidly.
The long maned stallion walked towards her, looking extremely unamused. "Didn't your parents teach you not to snoop around in somepony else’s affairs?"
At the word 'parents' and 'affair', the orange mare cringe in the painful memories of her past. "Don't talk about mah parents like that! They were good parents, great even, they were.. they were always there for me and M-Macintosh…" The more words that spilled out, the more tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Applejack... It's alright... calm down there's no reasons to cry; sit down and relax." 'System... what do you think happened?' Sonata asked his alter ego, 'I don't know for sure, but maybe a past traumatic event concerning her parents? kinda like us? All I know is you have to leave me alone for my research; ‘Thank you...' the smart side of him seemed pissed at Sonata for disturbing him. "I'll get you some coffee, wait here," he said to the third mare he made cry.
***
Several minutes later the two ponies were about drink coffee when Sonata asked, "What do you take in your coffee?" at this the orange mare visibly perked up.
"Two sugars, one cream; and you?" Applejack was a little curious of the stallion before her. She thought the more she knew, the better she'd understand the mysterious stallion.
"Four creams," a white mug with the dark brown liquid floated toward the apple farmer's direction. Jacqueline grabbed the ceramic recipient making the silver spoon inside hit the sides with little *tink!* sounds "I know it's weird, but I like it that way." He said, taking his cup of Joe and sitting parallel to the orange mare.
"Nah, t'ain't weird, ah think that me puttin’ sugar in a coffee is troublesum. Normally you reduce yer dosage ‘til it's black; never done it though." Applejack took a sip of the hot, bitter liquid. "Ah didn't like that taste, and it's been like that since the five years I drank that it" she took another small sip.
"At least you took your first cup five years ago; The young mare's ears raised
"Heart disease?"
"I had cardiovascular slow down. My heart was beating slower that it should have been, so I drink coffee to compensate."
(E/N: That’s not the only thing he’s compensating for. One point for Leaf!)
Sonata took two hard gulps of coffee making the orange mare cringe at the thought of the liquid burning his throat. "My heart is still a little slow, but it's not really a big problem."
"Did your parents care that ya'll had to drink Joe?" the Stetson wearing mare tried to ask about his past.
The musician emptied the contents of the cup down his throat. "My mother left home when I was five, she never came back. I don't want to talk about my father, my little sister's a pothead and my little brother is the best out of 'em. He's the only one with a good job. Does that answer your question?" The turquoise unicorn seemed angry for some reason, as if talking about his past would bring them back up. "Now, It's my turn to ask YOU some questions." Applejack's ears dropped. She’s wasn't expecting that move.
"Tell me, why are you so awkward around me lately?" That wasn't what she was expecting, she’d rather answer that question than talking about her parents.
"It's that special time of the year... ya know... estrus?" Sonata's eyes grew wide.
"Oh..." the colt took off the sock on his hoof. Under the piece of cloth were scratches, deep cuts, and suture points. "Keep this between you and me. It's my ex-wife who did this. We had an argument and she was in her estrus; I came back drunk off my ass, we had an even bigger fight and she tried to stab me. That’s why I cover my hoof with this sock." He put his hoof back into the sock.
"You had a wife!? How old are you anyway!?" AJ yelled in pure confusion.
"Twenty-five"
Applejack looked shocked, "I wouldn't even give you twenty!"
"why thank you..." Sonata sarcastically replied.
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Some Time Later
"YOU TOO?" Applejack scream worried for the musician.
"Yeah, I don't get why they invite me to go with 'em at the spa. Maybe Rarity and Fluttershy think I'm like their straight gay friend; a bit annoying if you ask me." The turquoise stallion looked at the clock, '8:39!' "Oh buck me! I'm late!" The colt got off the sofa and ran upstairs; two second later he came back down with his hat on "I'm sorry Applejack; I have to go to work."
"It's alright, ah have to go buck apples too; welp, see ya!" the orange mare waved and left.
***
Far away; a brown and green blur tumbled and rolled down, "what the?" Vinyl waited outside for Sonata when she saw the little high speed dot coming straight at her. The dot became bigger and bigger. "Don't tell me... GUAH!" *Bam!* the white mare jumped out of the way just in time avoiding the fast rolling thing. The DJ looked backed at the thing, which was the pony she was waiting for. "What the Hay! You almost killed me there!"
"Sorry Passion," Sonata was backwards; back against the flat side of the statue. The colt turned over and got on his hooves *gurk.* the content of his stomach wanted to come up "I think I'm gonna puke!" He felt the stomach acid rise up to his throat *Gulp!* "Urk*.. Well, that works."
Pushed by the knowledge of her newly opening club, Vinyl asked, "You ready Sonny? The grand opening's in fifteen minutes!" The mare stopped and she rolled her eyes under her heliotrope glasses. "Or are you gonna barf and stay here?" As she said that, Sonata's cheeks inflated "!!!" DJ pon-3 called too fast; that's what she thought before he burst out laughing
The turquoise colt took off his hat; his mane flowed down. He turned the hat backward and replaced it on his head "Can I borrow these?" Without Vinyl even answering he took her glasses.
"Hey! Those are my identity! Give them back!"
Sonata looked at her emotionless. "Can't I take your sunglasses for one night? You probably have sixty-five pairs rotating each day" The white mare became red with anger, shame and confusion
'How does he know me so well?' She thought her face making tomatoes. "Anyway!" Passion sounded irritated, "Let's go before you scare me more."
***
Inside; before the club opened, Sonata was talking to the bar tenders called Flip-Shots and the bouncer called Baritone. Vinyl Scratch (with a brand new pair of glasses; totally called it) stood in front of the large red doors that lead to the outside
At the bar, Sonata called the pony behind the counter, "Hey Flip-Shot was it?" The snow-white pony with a coal black mane and tail nodded. "Can you make me a crème de menthe?" He asked as he placed four bits on the counter.
"No, no no, you don't have to pay; boss told us that if you needed anything that It would be on the house." The white earth pony took some bottles and poured the cocktail for the privileged colt. Flip asked, "Just curious; what do you do here? Are you miss Vinyl's coltfriend?" He gave the alcoholic beverage to the black-hatted musician.
"No, I'm a sort of father figure to her, and she learned everything about music from me. And as my job goes; I think I'm a music adviser or something" Even he wasn't sure of his job at the club. The four bits on the table were still there.
"Aren’t you going to take 'em back?"
Sonata looked at the bits. "Take it; consider it a tip" With the socked hoof he slid the money toward the bartender and emptied the drink in a couple gulps. "I'll go see what’s going on." At the entrance some familiar voices were noticed. Rarity and Fluttershy were at the entrance begging to enter; mostly Rarity.
"Please big guy, won't you let two beautiful ladies enter?" The white fashionista complained.
Baritone looked behind the annoying white mare to see the butter yellow Pegasus "Your card mam." he asked. She ‘eeped’ at his strong voiced command but took her courage in hoof and gave him her identity card. "You can enter." Rarity beamed. "Not your friend though, she’s still not on the list." her smile turned to a frown as Fluttershy got in the club.
"Oh c’mon! Let me in!" the fashionista pouted.
"I would let you in, but we sell alcohol and you don't have the legal age to drink. Now would you please leav-" a socked hoof got on Baritone's shoulder.
"She's a friend of mine Bari; she won't drink a drop, I promise." Sonata intervened just in time.
A couple of minutes later the three friend were sitting at a VIP table.
"Rarity, I trust you; don't drink anything with alcohol. I don't want this club closing on the first day," Sonata said, putting faith in her, "and don't think you'll get in anytime just because I'm your friend. So don't accept any drink and don't even sip for a taste 'kay?"
"You're sounding like a old man Sonny, why don't you relax?" The well mannered mare tapped the comfortable looking bench.
The retired musician sat down hard next to Fluttershy making her jump both in surprise and from the air release from inside of the imitation leather bench. "I can't; knowing that there is a minor in here." he sighed.
"I am not a minor. I am twenty-one; simply not old enough to drink." Rarity huffed as she turned her head. Sonata rolled his eyes and sighed again.
"I'll go see how Vini's holding; Fluttershy, tell me if she drinks." He got up and trotted towards the stage.
"HEY PASSION! HOW'S IT HANGING?" the colt yell over the loud music.
A devilish grin crept onto her face, "PRETTY GOOD SONNY. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OVER?" Without letting him answer she left. The music stopped abruptly and everyone looked at him. "GUYS AND GALS! HERE'S CLEFF-NOTE!"
'oh buck...' he thought 'Cleff-Note'had no choice but to play a song. Behind the turntables a brown cardboard box laid there with vinyl records inside. He took one called nice sprite and the other called S.FX and played a sick dub step.
Passion, Rarity, and Fluttershy’s mouths touched the ground in amazement. The popular DJ met Sonata on the stage trying to say words.
"Didn't think the old guy still had it?" he said a in cocky attitude.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" a loud scream priced everyponie’s ears. It almost sounded like...
"Fluttershy!" Sonata gasped and ran towards the VIP seats.
"LET ME GO, LET ME GO!" Tightly squeezed around a shady pony's hooves, Fluttershy screamed atop of lungs.
"DO AS THE LADY SAYS!" The musician firmly said. Looking around he saw the fashionista pony passed out on the ground. The yellow pegasus squirmed trying to breathe from the choke hold. The pony let loose, letting the shy pony fall down. She was knocked out but still breathing.
A wicked yellow smile shined on the unknown pony's face. "You're dead..." Sonata dashed at the mysterious pony with pure anger from seeing the yellow pony he fell in love with on the ground, out cold below him.
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Sleepless night (continuation)
It’s four AM at the Scratch club, and Sonata had two bag of ice duct-taped over his eyes.
"You are so STUPID! You could have been killed!"
"Calm down Passion, nothing happened... apart from you partially blinding me with a two by four." Sonata System called out her exploit of hitting him with a piece of wood over the head, and face mistaking Sonata for the aggressor. "If you hadn't tried to kill me, that guy would be behind bars right now."
Vinyl grumbled. "Still dad, what you did was really dumb!" The shy yellow mares’ ears perked up
"Dad?" Fluttershy wondered out loud. "Are you two… related?"
Sonata face hoofed the ice, which turned out to be almost unbearably painful. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! MY EYES! He mentally screamed.
"Eh...ow that's a long story"
Trotting with bags on his back, a younger looking Sonata walked down the busy market streets of Canterlot. Literally, everypony else was minding their business. "EEK!" pierced his fine ears. loud yells was after heard.
Curious, the young musician came to the source of the ruckus.
"You dumb brat! Where I come from, your hoof would be cut off if you ever stole something!" A big stallion was shaking his hoof and spouting nonsense. Sonata felt something crash on his forehooves. He looked down, a little white-ish yellow filly rubbed her head, she had baguette bread in her mouth. Sonata, kind as he was, floated a couple bits to the angry pony's stand
"Please, excuse my sister; she doesn't know any better." He talked loudly to reach the stallion while rubbing the filly's mane.
Later, on a park bench, the unknown filly devoured the bread.
"Man, you're hungry aren't you?"She stopped with a piece of the baguette sticking out of her mouth. She scanned Sonata and saw his cutiemark. Her mouth opened wide letting the food fall by accident.
Music? She wondered. "sir..." The single tone blue maned filly wasn't sure what to say. "Do... your parents hate you?" she asked "Yes and no. I hate my dad and he hates me back. Why do you ask?" The soon to be musician became more curious.
"My parents hate my cutiemark... and now they hate me."
"..." Sonny was baffled. Who would do such a stupid thing? He thought as he felt pure anger go through his body. "Where are your so called parents?"
"Whaylz..." she looked down.
His eyes widened. "Whaylz!? But that's the next town over!”
Did she walk all the way here? He couldn't believe it. He took a deep breath before replying.
*sigh...*
"Do you have any place to stay?" The future singer asked.
"No."
Sonata became red. "Gah! Who would do this to a little girl!?" He rubbed his mane at high speed, and took a second deep breath. "Okay, you don't have a place to stay at, I assume you have no money 'cause you steal food, what else could go wrong for you!?" The mad colt yelled sarcastically. *dip!* A drop of water hit his muzzle He rolled his eyes "Great"
***
*Slam!* Sonata System's apartment shut tight, and the two ponies were at the entrance.
A small gray mare trotted to the sound eyes closed. "Hey Sonny, got what I asked for?" Her eyelids opened, revealing her dark lavender eyes. "Erm, who's this?" Hip-Hop asked.
"Passion stayed with us for a couple years. I taught her everything about music, and even payed for her schooling. Until one day she left, without so much as a letter." Sonata coughed, trying to readjust his voice. "Thanks Dad for all you did for me, I am eternally grateful. Your daughter Passion/Vinyl Scratch" He giggled. "Two weeks later; I found her playing at a new club that opened a week ago... It's kinda what's happening now, but the roles are reversed!" The turquoise unicorn pointed the weird coincidence out, laughing at the wall in front of him.
"Uh, Sonny, who are you looking at?" Fluttershy called, trying to catch his attention
"Why don't we take off the ice bags from your eyes?" The white disk jockey giggled awkwardly, taking off the bags.
*Knock Knock Knock* The sounds came from the main doors.
The retired singer got up. "I'll get that, just in case"
The door clicked and opened. "Vinyl, sweetie? Are you here? You'll never guess what I did with yellow paint and feathers!" Sonata came out of the backstage VIP room. "Eh... you're not Vinyl? Did I enter the wrong club?" A gray-ish sea blue colt with a gray horn tip and muzzle stood before him. The colt stood a little taller than him, but the retired singer was a bit more built.
Sonata dashed towards him, lifted him off the ground and said in a new voice: "I know who you are and I'm warning you Kiddo, touch a single hair of my daughter's mane and you're dead." Sonata's magic dissipated, making the unknown pony fall strongly on his hooves. The turquoise unicorn headed backstage. He came back with Vinyl lying on the blanket on his back, and a yellow pony in his magic
"Sonata, this is-"
" He's Leaf Disc, a famous DJ." He cut Passion off and kept on walking. "See ya..." *Slam*. The door shut strongly.
"What's with this guy?" Leaf asked Vinyl Scratch
"I don't know Leafy but, he's been acting strange since we re-met..." The popular DJ told her coltfriend.
"Sonny, can you let me down?" the shy little yellow pegasus asked. The magic lowered her down and vanished. "Are you alright Sonny? You haven’t talked since we left."
"Rarity didn't keep my promise did she? She smells like alcohol" Sonata said in a clear, strong and kinda menacing voice. "She smell like alcohol."
"Um... how do you smell alcohol? Ahe didn't drink anything, plus she got chloroformed..." Fluttershy thought for a second. "Does chloroform smells like alcohol? I'm pretty sure it doesn't, I use it on my animals before surgeries..." She spoke under her breath
buck me... Sonata thought.
"Maybe it's her perfume..." the singer caught himself.
"Maybe."
"Where are we going?" the white pony mumbled on Sonata's’ back.
"To my house; I'm not letting anypony off the hook... He might even be spying on us right now." After his few words Rarity quickly fell back into slumber. Fluttershy scooted closer to Sonata. His cheeks blushed.
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At Sonata's log house, Rarity was just waking up while Fluttershy slept on the sofa.
"Sysi?" Rarity blurted out rubbing the sleep off her eyes.
"Don't call me that." The sound of his voice was muffled by the cigarette in his mouth. "Did you sleep well?"
"Not really dear; my neck hurts, my head is spinning and I'm sure my coiffure is out of place!" The white mare dramatized as she tapped her mane.
"Stop whining, your mane is fine." Sonata sounded firm, and she liked it.
"Why are we at your house? Weren't we at the club?"
"Yes." He turned around to face her. "But you got attacked and chloroformed, Fluttershy got herself choked to the point of fainting, I got beaten over the head by a piece of wood and I learned that my daughter got herself a coltfriend. Not a good night if you ask me."
"Yeah, I remember something." The turquoise unicorn's ears perked up. "I dreamed of you being related but not really to Vinyl Scratch was that true?" Rarity asked.
Sonata nodded. "You sleep hard, but your ears are captive." The white mare smiled at the comment, but it soon turned to an intrigued frown.
"I got... attacked... am I this helpless?" Her head dropped down, and she thought out loud. "Sometimes I wish I was Rainbow Dash or Applejack..."
"Why? You don't need strength to defend yourself, your magic is as useful or more than muscles... Plus, why Dash? She's not that strong; the only differences between you and her is that she's a pegasus and she's faster, that's it." Sonata sat next to her. "Rarity, not to be mean to Dash, but you’re smarter and that is all you need. You don't need fast or strong, just this." He tapped his head with the tip of his hoof
Rarity pondered. "You’re right, I don't need crowds shouting my name for my physical skills, I'll make ponies around the world shout my name when I'll be making the greatest defilé de mode this world has yet to see! All that with my magnifique haute couture designs!" She gave the faded green colt a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you Sonata." As he blushed, Rarity left by the front door.
The strong look on his face faded. "Why was I... mad just now?"
'That's the egg; It hatched...'
"System... you mean he's getting stronger?" The colt asked his other self.
'Yes, your jealousy and anger toward our daughter's coltfriend woke a part of him. we haven't got much time left!'
System begged for his true self to eradicate the nuisance. "We can't, not now at least." His alter ego sighed.
'I know you want to pass time with our friends, but we might put them in danger if we don't do a thing! You wish them protection but can you protect them from yourself!'
Sonata's double hit a soft spot
'You know I'm right!'
'I'm only doing this for the safety of others, but you knew that.'
Sonata lit another cigarette; he wasn't used to taking more than one in a day. He went outside, took his wooden baseball bat, a couple of balls, and jogged to his backyard. He walked in front of the log wall he made a little while ago, just for this reason.
*Whack!* *Crash!*
A white leather-like ball collided with the log wall, making a part of it crumble.
*took! tick! clack! crchroc! tiptk!*
Those sounds made a song to Sonata ears. "What's going on this morning? Why do you feel so bad? You hear your neighbors screaming and yelling, and your thoughts are speaking in your fancy?...." The turquoise colt rushed in his house to get a pen and paper
A couple of hours later; the colt scribbled words as fast as he could on the paper
"Done!" he took his guitar from behind the sofa
♪ what's going on this morning?
Opening your mind is not a hard task
"Hmmm..." Fluttershy was sitting on the sofa, rubbing the sleep off her eyes.
"Oh! Sorry did I wake you up!?" Sonata was really anxious.
"Ooh, no no, you didn't, well yes but...-"
"I am so sorry!"
The mare turned her head slightly. "...Its okay; I have to feed my animals anyways." She got up and went for the door trotting happily. "And Sonata, keep making music, that one was very, very good!" With a little click, the door closed after the pegasus.
'Faust, I love that mare!'
*click!*
"Oh... sorry, I forgot my key..." The shy yellow mare blushed.
“A---"
Both ponies’ stomachs’ grumbled in hunger.
"..."
"..."
They both blushed. "D-do you want to get breakfast?" Sonata broke the silence.
"S-sure!..."
By the time both ponies sat at a table, it was 6 o’clock. The sun shined brightly, and birds were chirping happily throughout the dawning.
Fluttershy was sitting at the table reading the menu. "Madame et monsieur, may I please take yur orders?" The nice French waiter asked for their meals. Without thinking, Sonata said something that shocked the French pony.
"Oui, j'aimerais avoir deux oeufs, jaune coulant et une patate aux fours s'il vous plaît... quoi?" He didn’t realize until later that he had spoken French.
"Et vous?" the blue mustached stallion demanded at the shy Pegasus.
"I-I don't really know what you both said, but I'd like apples and oatmeal please." The butter yellow pony was really confused by that event. The waiter walked away to the kitchen with both menus and the orders in a small notebook. "I never knew you could speak French! And it sounded like a pure accent!" Fluttershy beamed with curiosity.
'I can't believe I spoke French just now' "Ah... It's my native language... I come from a small town in ((Insert a horsey pun for Canada here)) called Clopbec where French is the native language. When I was five, I moved away to Canterlot and lived here in Equestria."
"Wow, I never knew you came from so far! What are the animals like there? What are the plants like? Is it a big civilized place, or is it more like the countryside? Tell me!"
"Okay, okay, calm down." Sonata giggled. He never saw Fluttershy this way; jumping and grinning wildly on her seat. The animals are pretty much the same, we mostly have a wider variety of fish and water mammals: narwhals, sea otter, blue pikes, et cetera. The flora is mostly pines trees, 'cause of the snow and cold temperatures. From what I remember from the towns and cities were I used to live... urban to countryside in less than a minute. The way to go to Montreal, the capital, is a complete forest."
"How is Montreal?"
"It's a huge urban island with an awesome rollercoaster park!" Good memories of his past came flowing back in his mind.
"Wow that's sound fun!"
The waiter arrived, and fake coughed to get everyponies’ attention. "Your orders, miss and sir" The waiter bowed and left.
"Let's dig in."
"Okay.”
After their meals, Sonata accompanied Fluttershy to her cottage. Little did she know, Sonata had a little surprise for her. With a quick flash of painful magic, his guitar appeared in his hooves.
♪ I was traveling in a fried-out combie
"Do you come from a land down under?
Lyin' in a den in Bombay
"Do you come from a land down under?
Yeah!
Living in a land down under
Fluttershy turned around. "you can make a song out of anything, can't you?" She giggled cutely. "Anyway, we're here." The pegasus pointed towards her house. "I’ll see you tomorrow, I guess."
I should get to know Fluttershy before I can get into a relationship with her. He thought. He knew it couldn't hurt him, but then thought about something else. What do I know about my friends? I tell 'em about my past, but I know jack-s#%t from them!? Applejack didn't have a good past, I can see it now, but I don't know the specifics... Wait, I do know what happened to Winona three years ago.... poor dog. I hope Applebloom won't leave her chocolate on the side of the table again. I can't believe Twilight forgot about me, I guess I wasn't a big part of her life. Rainbow and I are best buds! her mother died some years ago in a lightning storm, her dad's a construction worker in cloudsdale, she had a brother but never told me much about him. She hates anything that doesn't move, with the exception of Tank. Poor little turtle, tortous... tortoise???..... I lost my train of thought... what was I thinking about again? Oh whatever. Up next is …. Pinkie Pie. Well, the less I know about her better I am! I want to keep the last bit of Sanity I have left! Rarity, She's pretty.... um..... She loves hats?. Her parents are douches who can't take care of her younger sister and goes on vacations without them? They used all of Rarity's and Sweetie's college money and savings for themselves? Wait, is it me, or does EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE MARES HAVE A BAD FOALHOOD!?!?'
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*chic-click!* *slam*
*sigh*
"Ah... Home sweet H-"
*knock knock knock*
"Faust dammit."
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"Enter!" Sonata yelled, pissed that he couldn't relax.
The door opened. "Howdy Sonata, wanna brunch with me?" A cheerful looking Applejack asked, with her trademark Stetson. She looked at the green colt in front of her.
"What? Not feelin' well today?"
"No, no, it's not that. It's just that I already ate breakfast." Sonata sighed.
"Oh... Well, what about a cup ah coffee?"
His eyes lit up. He dashed toward the orange mare, putting his socked hoof around her neck. He trotted out the door with his guitar on his back, smiling all the way. "What a great idea! I'll even pay if you don't mind!"
***
They arrived at a coffee shop, with a nice, relaxed presence.
"I love this place!" Sonata exclaimed
"I bet you do, It only smells like coffee in here" Applejack took a good whiff of the delectable aromas. "It also smells like apple oatmeal! Mah favorite!"
Sonata put on a fake smile, so saturated that AJ could see right through it. "What's wrong? Dun like oatmeal?"
"No, it's not that..It’s… I can't smell anything, I'm an anosmiac." He kept on staring forward, a slight smile furnishing his face.
The orange mare cocked a brow. "Were ya born like this?" She tried to ask politely.
"No." Tears flowed down the singers face. He turned his head towards her, the big fake grin plastered on his lips. "I'll tell you at the table, let's order our things, 'kay?"
They went to the cashiers, placed their orders and sat down with cups of hot joe. "I'm not twilight but you tell me what on your heart sugarcube" she winked and patted his shoulder.
He sighed. "You know I didn't wanted to talk about my father last time, well, I think I can trust you with that." Sonata took a deep breath and started his speech. "My father is gay. I got nothing against gays, but he’s a…. transvestite. He acts like my mother, who ran away after she found him in bed with a stallion. Years later, I got in to a fight with him and his coltfriend. He broke my snout. I ran away from home, and found a cheap apartment with my ex. A year later, my dad commited suicide because his coltfriend left him. At his hooves was a note he wrote for me saying he didn’t accept me, why wasn't I the boy he wanted, saying things that scared me, I was an accident, he never wanted me nor my younger siblings." He wiped the tears off his face, took a huge breath, and let it out very slowly.
"And you're blaming yourself is'at it?" Applejack asked
Sonata's rapid mood swings problems were acting up. "Yeah, sometimes I'm mad, sometimes I cry about it, you know I'm insane, you even saw me with my double-"
"Y'ain't crazy, you're somepony that's been through all sort o' things! Insane is that barking mare in the nut house! an' you're not that!" The applebucker didn’t like the self accusations of Sonata. She thought he was more than a loose nut.
"You say that, yet you've only known me for about a week"
"My father died, I've been emotionally and physically abused by my mother who took her life five years ago..." Applejack took a deep breath, and told Sonata her secret, the one that only Twilight and Rarity knew. "I wanted my snow sleigh which was in th’ shed. We kept the plow over the doors an' the.. cords got tangled in the door an' the plow... it fell..." Her eyes began to water up. "It fell on his neck, my father's head!... Blood.... I-I-I" Sonata got up and hugged her.
"It's not your fault AJ, I-It's not your fault!"
"He was so kind... I loved him! I did! I st-still do!"
Both ponies cried, shoulder wet from tears, Applejack slightly pushed off the caring stallion and kissed him, those sweet lips made Sonata forget everything. The touch of a mare, I forgot this feeling. He pulled back for a breath of air.
I never seen her eyes like this, they're so beautiful…
Sonata took the first move that time and took AJ by surprise. But, she didn't complain, she liked being the helpless one.
He opened the door to his crib.
"Applejack?"
*click!* The radio upstairs started playing Cream by Prince Pone. In his room was the mare he was yearning for, laying in his bed.
"I found your music... Isn't this great?" Applejack giggled
*Slam!*
The door was shut by a swift kick. His hat got thrown to the side, and his sock was off. "Let me see the future you hold for me..." Sonata pinned the mare to the wall and kissed her.
***
On the other side of town, at the Scratch Club.
"Vinyl?!" a burned deep, sea blue pony exclaimed "Em... I don't th-"
*Bamasqueak!*
The shy colt got pinned on the bed by her marefriend "You're mine!"
"But I have to d- hmng!!!"
***
Thirty-five minutes later
"You know, you're right, we shouldn't do somethin' before we know more about each other." AJ said while caressing Sonata's chest with her hoof.
Sonata smiled and passed a hoof through her mane. "We don't have to go far on our first date."
Her ears perked up. "Date?"
"We're not going to lay in my bed for the rest of the day. Plus, you didn't eat and it's twelve o' clock." Irony waved her finger, the orange mare's stomach growled loudly.
"I guess we could go out..."
My magic can't hold for much longer, I don't want to see her future!
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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
"Calm down, you had protection!" Vinyl tried to reassure her paranoid coltfriend!
"You're right…" Leaf Disc took a couple of breaths "It's my first time, it's just that!"
The white mare sighed. "It's been what, a year since we've gotten together? I had to be with you." She took off the glasses and looked at him right in the eyes; her left eye was magenta, her right one was blood red. "I love you Leaf"
"Those eyes are the most beautiful things in the world. Just like you." The paranoid colt grew a pair, and kissed her. She stared at him, in shock.
They parted lips. "Y-You kissed me... you never did this before...." Tears began to drop from her cheeks.
"I think I should do that more often, if you're this hap- WOAH!" The popular DJ jumped on Leaf Disc and hugged him into submission.
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I made a fuck-up and sent this part first to my new editor... I wanted to post this earlier I guess
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