The Grimdark 6 Vol Three: Dark Humor

by SuperSaiyanDiclonius

Chapter 5: Safety WAAAGH!

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"Iz you sure dis iz da roight place?" Greenskin asked.

"They said they had to get to Capper's, but that was a while ago so they could've left." One of the Fluttershys stated while scanning the bar for any sign of the Dazzlings. So far, they only found a small group of fans wearing Dazzling clothing sitting next to a stage where an amateur band performed.

"Well, let's figure it out den." Greenskin stated while walking up to the bar while getting more than a few stares from a group of men who stood out as trouble makers.

"...they...they know she's a teenager right?" The Equestrian Fluttershy asked.

Greenskin passed a man who decided to squeeze her butt. The Ork Gal threw a Toof Tayka on instinct and knocked his lights out, eliciting roars of laughter from the guy's friends. "...This is a very bad place to be." The local Fluttershy replied.

Greenskin made her way to bar. The Equestrian Fluttershy recognized the man running as a human version of Capper: the Abyssinian she and her friends met in Kludgetown.

"How can I help you little lady?" The sharply dressed barkeep asked the Ork Gal.

"I'm lookin' fer a group ov gitz called da Dazzlinz. Know where I can foind'em?" Greenskin inquired.

"Sure do, they'll be on that stage in 4 minutes. Can I interest you in a drink while you wait?" Capper offered.

"Sure. Come on ovah Boss, we'ze gonna wait fer'em 'ere!" The Ork Gal called out to the Fluttershys.

The girls looked at each nervously before taking the long way to the bar to give the group of trouble makers a wide berth.

Capper laughed to himself when the other girls joined Greenskin at the bar. "Hmhmhm, you Dazzling fans sure are devoted. It's such a shame that there's so few of you left."

"So few? I thought the Dazzlings had plenty of fans." The human Fluttershy said.

"They did a few a couple years ago. But they've only just put together a new song in all that time. They never really recovered from the incident." Capper sighed.

"Youze mean when dey got krumped fer bein' gitz?" Greenskin asked.

"I don't know the full story, and most people who say they were there tell the most hair brained things you ever heard with magical pony princesses or whatever, all I know is that they tried to cheat out their competition during a battle of the bands, their opponents got physical, and they haven't been able to sing right since. Hmph, showbiz." The bartender said.

"Well, dat'z wut happens when ya pick a foight wiff sumfin bigga an' meena dan you." Greenskin stated.

The band that had been playing when the trio walked in concluded their song to a moderate applause. As they left the stage, the lights shut off...and a single piano note announced the next group.

It wasn't Orky, not even close, but Greenskin still found her head swaying as her mind wondered back to his time in Commoragh. Day in, day out, nothing changed. It was an endless repetition of agony that ultimately convinced him that life wasn't worth living...until he came to Equestria...and found the magic himself.

While Greenskin appreciated the song, as well as the small group of fans, most people either tuned them out or shouted at them to stop playing.

The song wasn't long, but it left an impression on the room. A good one for Greenskin and the fan club, not so much for the other listeners.

"Heh heh, glad to see some of you still like that one, but none of you came here to hear the same song again. So without further ado, our new single!" Adagio announced to the supporting cheers of her fans, and cantankerous indifference of the other people in the bar.

The band started a more upbeat rythm, and the two Fluttershys felt something.

Both of them were perplexed, not because they didn't what was...but because they did. It was the urge everycreature in Equestria and this world of humans experienced before breaking into song. This had been accepted as part of reality by both cultures over the years, but what struck the scenario as abnormal was the fact that they were struck with the urge to sing along with a live performer's song...and a group of performers that would most definitely object.

The two Fluttershys were so enveloped by the absurdity of this scenario...that neither of them noticed Greenskin moving towards the stage.


Adagio swallowed the building saliva in her mouth, thinking to what led them here.

It had taken the Dazzlings so long to learn how to sing naturally after the Battle of the Bands left them all but tone deaf and unable to hold a rhyme. And when they did return to the stage, it was with the humiliating assistance of an instrumental loop for their hit single.

In the two years since, all efforts to write a new song have failed. Aria spoke up, saying that she had a way for the Dazzlings to regain their power and take over the world. But Sonata was concerned about losing what they had made for themselves.

"We're already losing it you idiot. Without our magic, we're just one-hit wonders." Aria had argued back. Adagio put an end to the fighting, she wasn't entirely thrilled about the risk, but she knew something had to change.

Luckily, she had already put together their next show...in a bar with only a half dozen fans left who cared. So she told Sonata that if she could put together a new hit single to save their reputation, they would stay the course. If not, they go along with Aria's plan.

The band had been instructed to just play along with whatever Sonata came up with...but Adagio knew there'd be nothing to play to. "Alright Sonata, what're we singing?" Adagio asked with a knowing frown.

Sonata, as expected, choked. "Um, uh, w-we could try We Will Be Adored again."

"You really need to choke on the song of our defeat one last time before you give up?" Aria deadpanned.

"We'll never know we can't do it until we try!" Sonata said unconvincing sincerity.

"Whatever, let's get this ove-what the!?" Aria shouted as the tomboyish girl that gave her and Adagio a makeover, that they had hastily covered up backstage, suddenly jumped onto the stage and snatched Adagio's microphone from her.

"What're you lot doin? Just sittin around, doin nuffin, muckin about!? We've got humies ta krump, Necronz ta put back in da ground, and ovva peepul ta ovvawise incapaceetayte!" Greenskin shouted into the mic before turning around and throwing three fingers into the air. "Free!..Too!...WAAAGH!!"

The band, believing this to be their cue, switched beats to an intense heavy metal song that relied heavily on drums and guitar riffs. The Dazzlings were every bit as shocked as their fans and the bar goers, who were suddenly paying a lot more attention.

We can waaagh if we wannu, we can leave yer gitz be'ind.
Cause yer gitz don' WAAAGH! an if dey don' WAAAGH! den deze no gitz ov mine.

We can fight where we wannu, we can krump da buggies in dere 'ives.
Dan we can LOOT DERE TEEF an' BREAK DERE SHELLZ an' leeve da ruinz far be'ind.

An' we can WAAAGH!

The Ork Gal paused and headbanged while the band went nuts. The bar goers started cheering and standing from their seats to move closer to the stage. Meanwhile Sonata had started dancing to the Ork Gal's tune and encouraging her sisters to play along. Adagio has hesitant, Aria refused, and even tried to stop the Ork's performance before Adagio stopped her. "We're the ones getting paid for this. Just let it go."

We can waaagh if we wannu, we can leave yer gitz be'ind.
Cause yer gitz don' WAAAGH! an dey don' WAAAGH! den deze no gitz ov mine.

We can rayde where we wannu, humies bezt keep dat in moind.
Cause dere ain't no stoppin' DA GREEN TIDE! till dere'z no morr foighten tah foind.

An' we can WAAAGH!

As the band had another break down, Adagio saw both Fluttershys making their through the crowd, looking nervously at their friend who was stealing the show, but also dancing along to the song.

Adagio was naturally miffed, and so was Aria who was ready to start another brawl with Greenskin at any moment, but Sonata seemed to be having fun, and more importantly, so did the crowd.

The Ork Gal sang another verse while one of the Fluttershys called out to Sonata to whisper something in her ear.

We can do what we wannu, keep da grotz an' gitz in line.
An' we da 'ardest Boyz in da kosmos! Prolly da 'ardest ov all time!

We can foight what we wannu, warband is all ready now. We WAAAGH! in da day, we WAAAGH! in da noight, we WAAAGH! till erryone is gone!

Sonata passed the Fluttershy's message to her sisters. Aria dismissed the idea aggressively, but Adagio decided to go along with it and chant alongside Sonata in the background.

We Can WAAAGH!
We Can WAAAGH!
Da warband is movin' out!
We Can WAAAGH!
We Can WAAAGH!
Squig 'erds at da ready!
We Can WAAAGH!
We Can WAAAGH!
From da Gool Starz to da Eye ov Terrah!
We Can WAAAGH!
We Can WAAAGH!
Errybody, 'urry an GOOOO!!!!

The crowd went wild, and so did the band and the Ork. Adagio and Sonata did a much tamer dance...but it wasn't tame enough.

Sonata accidentally stepped on Aria's foot, and the already irate siren exploded. "OW! THAT'S IT! I'M PUTTING AN END TO THIS FARCE RIGHT NOW!!!"

Aria moved to attack Greenskin, but Sonata intervened. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? WE FINALLY GOT PEOPLE TO CHEER FOR US AGAIN!!"

"THEY'RE NOT CHEERING FOR US! THEY'RE CHEERING FOR HER!! THIS ENTIRE SHOW WAS A MISTAKE! WE'RE GOING ALONG WITH MY PLAN JUST AS SOON AS I PUT THAT COW IN A HOSPITAL!!" Aria declared while Sonata tried to wrestle her away from the Ork Gal.

People in the crowd started taking notice while the band increased their tempo like the argument was part of the show. Adagio prepared to intervene, but Greenskin beat her to the punch as the song's rising beat reached its peak and fell into another break down.

QUIIIIEEEEEETT!!!! YOU GITZ BEZT STOP MUCKIN AROUND OR I'LL BOP YER 'EAD OFF AN' FEED IT TO DA SQUIGZ! WE'VE GOT WORK TA DO! GET IN LINE!

Sonata listened, if only out of fear, but Aria moved to attack Greenskin again only for Adagio to catch her by the shoulder. "We're going to see this song through and then we're going to have a conversation about who's in charge." The Dazzling's leader hissed venomously as she pulled her rebellious sister in line with Sonata as Greenskin signaled the band's guitar solo. Free!..Too!..WAAAGH!

The crowd went insane. Some of them actually trying to get on stage, but the Ork Gal chased them off with unfiltered viciousness. The exception was the two Fluttershys, who Greenskin brought on stage and directed to stand next to the Dazzlings and get ready for the next chanting segment after one last chorus.

We can waaagh if we wannu. If we charge in, we'll be fine.
We da GREENEST! MEENEST! 'ARDEST GITZ! An' victree will be mine!

We can waaagh if we wannu, we can- Greenskin stuck out the mic for the crowd to shout out a thunderous LEAVE YOUR GITS BEHIND!! before bringing it back to finish out the chorus. Cause yer Gitz don' WAAAGH! an' dey don' WAAAGH! den deze no Gitz ov mine!

The Fluttershys and Sonata started chanting again, followed hesitantly by Adagio.
We Can WAAAGH!
We Can WAAAGH!
Dey don' stand a chance!
We Can WAAAGH!
We Can WAAAGH!
We've got da biggest waaagh evah kreeyated in da history ov da oonahverse!
We Can WAAAGH!
I jus' wanna see'em try tah stop us!
We Can WAAAGH!
Weze da numbah one Greenskins!
We Can WAAAAAAAAGH!!!

Once again, the crowd, band, and Ork Gal went wild. Once again, the back up singers danced in a tamer manner...and once again, someone stepped on Aria by accident as the song ended.

The unfortunate soul this time was one of the Fluttershys, who was promtly shoved into the other by Aria who tried to follow up the push with a beating, only for Adagio to intervene in order to try and stop her sister from getting arrested.

This sparked an argument between the Dazzlings which Greenskin unknowingly masked as part of the show by saying into the mic. "You Gitz iz werfless." Eliciting roars of laughter from those of the crowd who had taken notice...most were still cheering.

The Ork Gal then dropped the microphone, still puzzled by why she suddenly felt the urge to sing, but there was a more pressing matter to attend to. Greenskin walked up to the arguing Dazzlings and shouted. "OY! YOU GITZ WERKIN' FER A GIT NAMED SINDREE!?"

Two of the Dazzlings looked at her with confusion...Aria looked at her with shock. "...H-how do you..."

Greenskin smiled menacingly and cracked her knuckles. "All I needed ta heer."


Author's Note

This is definitely my most MLPish chapter to date, but I just couldn't help it.

While this is obviously a parody of the Safety Dance, it is also a 40k spin on a Warhammer Fantasy parody that actually introduced me to the Safety Dance and is a must hear for any Ork fans reading this.

Coming up next will be Greenskin confronting the Dazzlings about Sindri...as well as an explanation for why she spontaneously bursted into song.

That's all I got for now, see you all next time.

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