When deafness stole away her music, Octavia Melody became the greatest composer in Equestria. Her Tenth Symphony lies finished before her, the pinnacle of all her work, done against all odds at the very end of her life.

Yet the clock ticks, and she finds herself under the gaze of gods and devils. With only Discord's mocking aid, Octavia must journey through her past to save her very soul.

Cover art by JowyB!

(A ponified take on "Beethoven's Last Night" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra.)

(AU-tagged because the quasi-godly figures such as Celestia, Tirek, and Discord occupy a pantheon with rules and limits instead of simply being protagonists and villains.)

It's a shipping story between Princess Luna and cellist pony Octavia, touching the theme of mortality versus immortality. What would go through your heart when you can't age but you see your loved one aging before your eyes?

Octavia is performing at a concert for a symphony. Just writing because I'm bored, plus I love Octavia. You can find the song that inspired me here:Octavia- Evening Star

Sometimes, the moments that define our lives, that change the course of our destiny, aren't grand adventures or powerful forces. Sometimes, they're just everyday events, lined up like dominoes, waiting for a tiny breath of air to send them tumbling down.

For Octavia, it's an emotional breakdown with her toothpaste.

You know, when I started a journal of my time in Canterlot, I didn't think it would go this far... or have such an impact on my life, really...

Ponies usually don't make sense. And yet here I am, trying to make friends with them.

Surprising? Mayhaps...

A small place for me to share my silly or otherwise random story ideas with others. Enjoy the trip into the intricate nuances of ponies and my mind.

*Chronological order not necessarily included.

Vinyl and Octavia make cardboard box forts and take the holy land back.

The Dazzlings were the magic-wielding, mind-controlling queens of Canterlot High, until they lost everything. Can Sonata find something better than what she lost? Maybe something...not evil?

Written for the Sontavia (Sonata x Octavia) contest, because apparently I might write for nearly any contest if I think working with the premise might be interesting enough.

(Art source: I made the story art by selecting parts from, editing, and combining "Equestria Girls" movie frames, with a little help from a friend.)

Octavia visits her childhood home for the last time.

Entry in the May 2020 Original Pairing Contest

Awesome reading by Nailah!

Lightning Dust is hit with the worst part of her life after her failure with The Wonderbolts. She can't keep a stable job, can't keep trustworthy friends, and can't keep ponies from looking down upon her for her failures.

She hates Rainbow Dash, despite having blame in her own mistakes, she can't forgive what Dash's involvement in her life has done to her. She sets out to settle the score. Though, along the way, she meets a pony who puts a stop to her reckless abandonment.

This story deals with a Lightning Dust at her lowest, so there is a lot of swearing and heavy themes.

Cover art by Dragonataxia.

Edited by FamousLastWords, who also helped write some bits in the story to help me sell the impact. He is a true bro, and deserves all the credit in the world.

This was written for Penguifyer as a part of Jinglemas 2020! For more information about Jinglemas, checkout our group!

Vinyl Scratch wants to put the past behind her as she starts her new life at Equestria United Community College. But can she overcome that past to get along with her new classically inclined roommate Octavia and learn new ways to enjoy and express music with the Equestrian Girls, the local A Cappella group of EUCC?

Yes, I know, it sounds an awful lot like some other american movie *cough cough* Pitch Perfect *cough cough*, but I couldn't help it! I watched the movie, all I thought of was that Beca was their DJ, and we had our own. So while I did get a lot of inspiration from the movie, this will have a few of it's own twists and turns.

Two side-notes to make: One, thanks to Gwg for the editing and some suggestions for this story! Two, this story takes place in the same universe as the rest of my stories, but happens 4 years before Twilight first comes to Ponyville. ENJOY!
EDIT: Yes, I've added the 'sex' tag.
SPOILER: Nothing explicit, but they get real cuddly and friendly towards the end.

There is a collection of pictures of the rest of the A Cappella team, which can be found here. Just the OC team members though, the others have rather nice pictures made by Dhx and Hasbro.

Also, I can't help but ship. I'm a romantic at heart, and I like TaviScratch. As always, please comment or message me if you give it a thumbs down, I like to learn about what went wrong.

Also also, it's been a very long time since I've done much musical stuff (I was in band for 5 years until 4 years ago) so please forgive me/excuse me if I get something wrong, and feel free to point it out by comment or message. Thanks!