"Starlight! Starlight!" Twilight burst into the library where her student was studying. "Uh, yes Twilight?" Starlight looked up, startled. "I have a friendship assignment for you!" The alicorn started to drag the unicorn out of the room.
"Oh, wow, really,what is it?" Starlight started to walk beside her mentor. "Well I read that sometimes doing embarrasing things together make everything better, so me,you and the girls are going to karaoke!"
"WHAT?!" Starlight shrieked, stopping dead in her tracks. "No! Not going!" Twilight sighed and rubbed her forehead anxiously. "I was afraid this would happen, look if you don't want to, you don't have to-NOW!" The next thing Starlight knew she was being hoisted up by Rarity, Fluttershy,Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash, with Twilight helping by using her magic.
They all ended up outside a Karaoke bar named 'The Pony Polka.' Diamond Tiara's mother was there with her sister, but other than that it was empty. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash instantly made a break for the bar, the other following behind. "I'll take a scotch,and some for my friends" Rainbow palmed a bag of bits into the bartender's awaiting hooves.
In seconds, even Starlight was feeling a bit tipsy after two jugs of liquor. "Here's to family" Applejack slurred, and the five other mares raised their mugs up high and toasted. "Family? Applejack, you know, besides possibly Pinkie Pie and yourself, none of you are related right?" Starlight laughed.
The other six mares turned to stare at her. "Why,whatever are you talking about Darling?" Rarity asked. "Of course we're family!" Starlight looked into her six friends eyes, and saw, despite all of them being hazy and unfocused, they still managed to seem sharp and bright, and Starlight saw the deep sincerity within them.
"What . . what do you mean?" Starlight asked, confused. "I think what they mean dearie, is that friends are the family you choose" the bartender, a well known D.J called Vinyl Scratch said.
"Pretty dysfunctional family" Spoiled Rich muttered snidely and her sister nodded smirking. Damn, and just when ah thought she was improving after Diamond Tiara stood up to her, Applejack thought,dismayed.
"Dysfunctional? I prefer . . unique" Rainbow said, and Pinkie leaped up onto the stage, pulling the blue pegasus up with her. The pink earth pony threw back her head and started singing
We are, we are
Not your ordinary fami-mily
But we can all agree that
We are, we are
Close as close can be
Giggling, Rainbow Dash joined in. They stood on their hind legs, back to back, with Pinkie swinging her tail in a circle
So it don't matter what it looks like
We look perfect to me
We got every kind of love
I feel so lucky indeed
They can keep on talking
It don't matter to me cause
We are, we are family
Applejack shrugged and hopped up on the stage as well, singing in her country accent, with Rainbow and Pinkie doing the background song.
We are are are are (We are)
We are are are are (We are)
We are are are are (We are)
We are, we are family, family, family
We are, we are family
Twilight smiled and teleported on stage, taking the lead this time. Starlight looked mortified.
So what?
We don't look, we don't act
We don't walk, we don't talk
Like you do
So what?
If we hang just to hang
Ain't no shame
We gon' do what we want to
Rarity sighed slightly and wobbled her way up the stage, using her powerful voice to draw attention to herself
Cause we come from everywhere
Searching for ones to care
Somehow we found it here
We found us a home
Timidly Fluttershy joined them on stage, and it wasn't long before her amazingly sweet voice for backup support. "Oh Celestia" Starlight facehoofed.
We are, we are
Not your ordinary fami-mily
But we can all agree that
We are, we are
Close as close can be
Starlight, who for the entire song, had been sitting there,staring in shock and horror, suddenley shrugged and leaped up onto the stage to join her friends.
So it don't matter what it looks like
We look perfect to me
We got every kind of love
I feel so lucky indeed
They can keep on talking
It don't matter to me cause
We are, we are family
The seven of them danced out of the bar in a conga line. Starlight caught a glimpse of Filthy Rich. She and her sister both had to pick their jaws up off the ground.
OK, so the links in our chain makes us strange
But really they make us stronger
And I wouldn't replace not a thing
Mother or father
Cause we,
The townsponie's nearby stopped and watched in shock as the 'heroes of Equestria' paraded past them.
Cause we come from everywhere
Searching for ones to care
Somehow we found it here
We found us a home
Scootaloo and Applebloom burst out of the crowd, and even though Scootaloo's singing was awful, Rainbow Dash gave her an appreciative hoot.
We are, we are
Not your ordinary fami-mily
But we can all agree that
We are, we are
Close as close can be
Sweetie Belle leaped up and landed on her sister's back joining in.
So it don't matter what it looks like
We look perfect to me
We got every kind of love
I feel so lucky indeed
They can keep on talking
It don't matter to me cause
We are, we are family
The nine friends crowded together, singing, as one;
Family
We are
We are, we are family
Dear Diary.
Yesterday my mentor, friends and family took me out to a bar for karoke.
And I learned two things;
One friends are the family you chose, and no matter how odd or embarrassing they may be, they will always be there for you.
The other thing I learned is that when your friends go out drinking, it's best to have some advil and a puke bucket on hoof at all times.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! OH SWEET CELESTIA MAKE IT STOP
Especially for Alicorns.
