The songs of my country.

by Lockheart1995

Rating: mature
Tags: Profanity, Violence, Slice of Life, Anthology, Sad, Main 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Suicide / Self Harm, Other, Sex
Length: 1578

A man shows music from his world to the Mane 6.

Alex was a lonely man before he was brought to Equestria. he was a drifter, with nothing more than a duffle bag on his back and his phone. There he met the ponies that would become his best friends. one of them even managed to find a way to keep his phone charged. Score! The only problem was that in return for this kindness he had to share the music of his people. This can't possibly end well.

All mentions of violence, death or sex will be in the context of the song. And none of it shown.

This is my first story so here goes.

Published 2020-11-10 20:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2021-06-01 03:47:51 UTC

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Alex had never been so nervous. Although he was appreciative of Princess Twilight Sparkle for finding a way to keep his phone charged, The trade off of showing her and her friends the music on there left him more then a little scared. Why you might ask? 'Cause he has some weird and messed up shit on there.

"Are you sure this is a good idea" he asked Twilight.

"Of course it is, think of all the things I can learn about humans and your unique brand of friendship this way." Said the Princess of books.

"This better not turn out super lame." Rasped the raspy raspyniess of the champion of rasp.

"I for one think this is a marvelous idea, as a quartet leader myself I would love to hear the unique sounds of human music" Said little miss posh.

"Isuperhopeit'ssuperduperfunpartymusic" Said Pinkie Pie who really needs to lay off the sugar. "Says the guy who can't live without his chewing tobacco." She says looking at Lockheart.

"Well I ain't been this excited since the last family reunion." said the city girl who thinks she's country.

"I just hope it isn't to loud, I don't want it to scare Angel" came shyness standing there with her cunt bunny.

"Alright lets get this started." He said as he looked though his playlist. He decided to start off going easy on them. "this one was fairly new when I came here but very quickly became one of my favorites."

He sat the phone down and pressed play.

The music started off slow with the smooth strum of a guitar and cellos in the background.

"I knew it would be lame" came Rainbow

As soon as she said this more instruments joined the fray namely an electronic guitar and drums. then the singer started.

"What does he mean gone tomorrow, Where is he going?" Asked Fluttershy.

"Oh he has some advice for us" Said Twilight.

"Yes well with how much singing we do we already know that" Said Rarity.

"He's started to have me concerned." stated Aj.

Everyone was stunned to silence as the chorus started. Looking to Alex to see a somber look on his face.

"This is about death isn't it" asked pinkie. Mane slightly deflating, Alex nods.

"Oh I see he's trying to give us hope." Said Twilight.

"There is no brighter side of grey. once your gone that's it." said Aj, A sad reminiscing tear in her eye.

"Why would you say that Aj. You don't know that's how it is." asked Rainbow, looking to her friend concerned.

The rest stood in silence.

"I definitely know I'm scared." whimpered Fluttershy holding Angle extra tight.

" You heard him girls, we will be together for ever, I promise" Said Twilight hoping to lift her friends moods.

As the next chorus came in you took a look at them. Fluttershy was hiding in a corner. Pinkies mane was almost flat now, Aj was on the verge of crying, Rarity was stunned to silence, Rainbow was hugging Aj, And Twilight was just trying to hold her friends together.

"Oh my the pain and sorrow coming from this strange instrument, but also the hope." Said Rarity finally broken from her trance.

As the final chorus ended and the gentle guitar came back everyone seemed lost.

"Well that was very enlightening wouldn't you say girls?" Twilight asked only to notice that no one was paying her any mind. Aj was sobbing in to Rainbows neck and shoulder, Fluttershy was shaking, Rarity was back in her trance, and Pinkie just lay unmoving on the floor mane completely flat and having lost a bit of color. "girls?"

"I need to go." Said Aj though sobs.

"let me walk you home" said Rainbow.

"NO!" Aj yelled surprising everyone. "No thank you Dash, I just need to be alone right now" She said turning to leave.

"O-okay." Rainbow sputtered, worried what would cause her friend to yell at her like that.

"I should go to." said pinkie and before any arguments could be made she just disappeared.

"I'm going to see if she is going to be ok." Said Fluttershy.

"I'll come with you." Said Rainbow.

"that was ummmm lovely darling but I must be going. need to make sure Sweetie doesn't burn the house down." Rarity said politely excusing her self.

Twilight just stood there stunned.

"I told you this was a bad idea." Alex quipped, honestly surprised that one song was all it took to fuck them up like this. "And this was one of the more tame songs on here."

"Shut up." Twilight said kicking him out of her castle.

"You bitch I live here to!" Yelled Alex.

"Oh right." twilight said letting him back in. "why didn't you warn me?"

"I'm sorry I really tried to go easy on them I promise. This isn't even the most fucked up or most depressing song I have on here."

"Well you still should have picked something else."

"Like what the song that's about missing your friends after they die, or the one about a man who murders his girlfriend, takes her heart out, eats it, To then proceed taxidermy her body, Then proceeded to fuck said body. all because she didn't want to marry him."

"what in the name of Celestia, Are you serious right now, Who would wright a song like that." Twilight asked.

"That's not even the fucked up part, she then comes back to life, does the same to him minus the fucking, then when they meet up in hell he says how sorry he is and how much he loves her, Dumb bitch believes him, they come back to the mortal realm, go on a killing spree, crash a wedding, then get married anyway."

"Ok I have decided that humans are the most messed up people around. but I still want to know more, and i still think the key to this knowledge lay within that divice of yours. just please go easy on us. I'm going to have a hard time convincing them to come back without you playing another song like that."

"Alright ill try, no promises that this will be the last song like this though."

Business of Misery

It took two weeks to get everyone back together. and even then they where all reluctant to come back.

"I'm sorry about how I acted everypony, Its just that song had me thinking about my Ma and Pa" Aj said.

"Its ok Aj, I know how you feel, I lost my dad when I was real young to." Said Alex as he looked on to Aj with sympathy.

" Yes well Alex here promised me that the next song he plays wont be as depressing, And that we might even have fun with this one." Said Twilight.

"Is it going to be party music?" Asked pinkie.

"Kind of, Its fast paced, energetic and fun." Replied Alex.

"Lets just get this over with." rasped Rainbow.

And with that he brought up one of his favorites from when he was a kid. The song started out bombastically with drums and guitars.

"She looks just like Sunset, how odd." Said Twilight.

"Well I never, she sounds really upset that another mare took her stallion. Why not just ask to be a part of there herd?" Asked Rarity.

"Humans don't really do the whole herd thing Rarity, We are for the most part monogamous. Sure there are some religions that let a man have multiple wives, But this is seen as weird or unnatural for the most part." Alex answered.

"I see but what happens if another mare really likes you, or another mare or stallion really likes your wife, what happens then?" Twilight asked.

"Well you either stay faithful or you cheat on them, a lot of relationships end that way." Answered Alex.

This seems to have mollified them for now so you continue to listen to the song.

" Well she definitely seems happy that she got her stallion, But does she have to brag so much?" Fluttershy asked.

"Listen to the lyrics Fluttershy, she's not bragging, She said so herself." Said Pinkie.

"Oh my Celestia, She's being sarcastic, She's totally trying to brag." Said Rainbow.

"She really seems to dislike this other mare, Saying she's a whore and so on." Rarity pointed out.

"Well they are in high-school, Think about how you acted when you were a teenager and had a crush on a stallion that was taken." Replied Alex.

"Ummmm I would just ask to join there herd."

"Right"

As the music went on Alex looked over to everyone, Pinkie was dancing and singing along, Rainbow was flapping her wings happily, Aj and Fluttershy where nodding there heads to the beat, Twilight and Rarity where completely caught up in the song.

As the song came to and end with a bombastic guitar solo, All the ponies cheered and stomped there hooves.

"Oh my what a delight." poshed Rarity.

"That was so awesome." rasped Rainbow.

"That certainly was fun." squeaked Fluttershy.

"This certainly was enlightening. who knew humans don't like to have multiple partners. this warrants further investigation." Said Book horse.

"I most definitely enjoyed this more then last time." Said Aj with her bad country accent.

"lets do it again, Lets do it again." bounced Pinkie.

"Same time next week?" Alex asked them all.

"YES!" Was the answer from all of them.

I might die

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Don't cry for me.

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I would do anything.

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Sacred Ground

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