Author's Note

This is my first song thingy!
The "Bring me a Dream" from the original version of RoAM doesn't count as my co-auther made it.
I hope everyone enjoys this though!

Edit: Takes place between 6 and 7.

(Sidestory) Steel's First Song!

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The day after Moonie was defeated… well things didn’t return to normal, who am I kidding? The “Mane Six” had become overnight celebrities/savoirs and even I wasn’t exempt from that even though I largely provided distractions.

Though I think somepony (Rainbow sneezed before returning to her bragging/working) had been bragging. I wonder who that could be?

I snorted in amusement before I trotted through the marketplace looking for something to have for supper. God it sucks living in a primarily vegetarian culture, it really did. I think I’d have to go to the Griffon nation if I wanted a thick medium-rare steak or a heart attack on a bun (aka hamburger).

Oh well… at least I can sneak in some meat. Mostly just fish but well… everypony thinks I dragged the dead manticore back to the Everfree.

Nah, I carved that bitch up!

[MuSiC]

Oh dear… this is going to be a thing isn’t it?

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When the Music of Harmony took hold it was very obvious, they would freeze (no matter what they were doing) and the bigger the magic the more ponies were drawn in and connected to it. Though the MoH has always been unusually strong in Ponyville so seeing the entire town burst into song and dance wasn’t that strange in all honesty.

It all started when the local giant (and official madcolt) Steel froze midtrot, his ears flicking to a beat only he could hear.

A beat that everypony began to hear when Vinyl rolled up in her "wubmobile".

Then Steel’s head started to bob to the beat, and Vinyl grinned widely.

The beat increased and Steel started to resume his trot, through now he was swaggering to the beat of the music!

“Oh yeah!” Vinyl exclaimed.

Here we're running on empty down this road
We're hanging on and we can't let go
We're leaving the world we know behind
Leaving the real life out of mind

Steel’s usually deep (though some mares described it as chocolate ear rutting) voice smoothed out and soon the entire square was joining in on a dance sequence. Vinyl was having the time of her life as she kept the music going, wanting nothing more than to see this to the end!

“I live for this!” Vinyl’s grin took on an almost maniacal tone to it, the mare seriously loved her music.

And where we're going
We will find harmony
Tonight we're in a Fictional reality
So let's get started
Our time has just begun
Here we'll discover
We're not the only ones

“What in the world?”

“Shush! It’s Steel’s first song!”

“Wait. Seriously?”

“Yeppers!~”

Oh, don't let it go
Don't let this moment pass you by
Stop, just let it flow
We're here to stay we're gonna rock the world tonight

“While this isn’t exactly my type of music, it certainly is catchy. And I’m rather offended that Steel never tried to sing before! His voice is lovely!”

“O-Oh my…”

“Tarnations… wonder if he can sing mah kinda music?”

Now welcome to the place we call a common ground
This is the place where hope is found
Give yourself a chance to let things go
And let your true techni-colors show

“Wonder if I could get the big guy to work a gig with me sometime? We’d make some awesome music together! Tartarus! I bet even Tavi would love the lug!” Vinyl thought.

The entire marketplace had turned into a pseudo-mosh pit with Steel standing up on a makeshift stage singing like he was born for the music scene!

Now it's our time
We're going to watch the stars align
Hold on tight
We're gonna rock the world tonight
So let's forget about them
Let's only think about us
Now if you take just a step
Oh you'll start running for once If this is all we've got
Then we can make it the best
Let's take the good times
And forget all the rest

The chorus repeated a few more times before the music and the magic started to fade. And soon enough everypony went back to whatever they were doing like nothing happened.

Steel stood on the makeshift stage blinking owlishly.

“The buck was that!?” He blurted out.

Vinyl burst out laughing and the Bearers of Harmony honestly weren’t that far from following suit.