Chapter 2
Meeting Nebula
DJ-3JU's house was the same as it always was. Organized beyond belief and loud enough to wake a filly sleeping in Canterlot. He had walls upon walls, filled to the absolute limit with records. At least 15 sets of headphones were hanging on the wall behind his turntables. I couldn't help the fact that my jaw hit the floor. Every time I went to DJ's home, there was more stuff to fascinate me. His residence was simply awe-inspiring and I loved it. Finally coming to my senses I proclaimed. "OKAY! Can you make music now?"
DJ turned and grinned, his scarlet eyes showing through his shades. "I don't see why you get so excited about it, you've seen me do it at least 30 times."
"I know but regardless of what anypony says, completely altering the material composition of an object is waaaay too cool to avoid watching!" I pleaded. DJ lifted his shades and shot me a questioning look. "PLEEEEAAASE!" I couldn't help but lay down and clap my hooves together in the most pathetic attempt at begging I had ever exhibited.
A massive smile broke out on his face. "Okay, okay. I'll make music in your presence, but only because you asked so nicely." I glared at DJ, his obvious sarcasm was not entertaining in the slightest. Maintaining his smile, he pointed a hoof at the couch in his room. "You may want to sit down for this." I took DJ's advice and planted my rump firmly on his couch, waiting patiently for him to begin his process. Stepping into the middle of the spotless living room, DJ pulled his shades back down over his eyes. "Okay, let's get this party started!"
A dark blue aura surrounded his horn, and the room dimmed. The record rocks I had shaped for him began to levitate, glowing with the same color aura that surrounded DJ's horn. The records began to change color, shifting from a rugged grey to a smooth black. He completely reformatted what the records were made of, morphing from stone to plastic. My eyes grew to the size of watermelons as I watched in wonder, once again my jaw moving to greet the floor. The second and most important phase of the record creation began, DJ-3JU started carving the grooves into the vinyl. He did this by imagining what he wanted the music to sound like, his magic then took over and imprinted that music into the glossy black surface. His process completed, he placed the records in a neat stack by his turntables, ready for a test drive. "WHOO! I love making music!" He screamed. "Let's see what we got!" I flew out of my seat in anticipation, ready to party. DJ and I proceeded to rock out all night long, testing each album and having a good time.
I couldn't help but have a headache when I awoke the next morning. "Ugh. As much as I love partying with DJ, the side effects always suck." I pouted. "Well what should I do today? Hmmmm. OH I KNOW! I'LL GO SEE NEBULA, I HAVEN'T SEEN HER IN AGES!" With an objective in mind I gave my goodbyes to DJ, who was still curled up behind his turntables and I took off. It only took me about 3 minutes to reach Nebula's show dome. A massive construct easily 50 feet high, her home needed to be as big as it was due to her job. Nebula was a unicorn just like me though of course she was female. I knocked my hoof on her door, hoping she was home.
I heard a voice echo through the dome. "The show is every night at 9:45 PM, come back later!"
I smiled and called back. "Oh come on Nebs, don't I get an advanced showing? I thought we were friends!"
"OH MY GOSH!" The door swung inwards and I was tackled by a black and silver streak. "SPURSPARK I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN SO LONG!"
"Nebs......kinda can't.. breathe..." I wheezed.
"OH, shoot! Sorry Spurspark." she apologized. She climbed off of me and helped me back up onto my hooves. Nebula was a petit pony, she had a black and silver holographic coat shimmering differently from every point of view. Her coat was accompanied by a long flowing navy blue mane and tail. The tail hovering only a few inches from the ground, while her mane reached to the center of her forelegs. On her flank lay her cutie mark, an arrangement of silver stars; the big dipper to be more specific. My horn started to tingle the way it did when I met the pony equivalent to a friend from my human life.
Ashley was a good friend back on earth, she always had some crazy thought on her mind. Thanks to her random personality it was never a dull moment talking or hanging out with her. Although like all the other times I hung out with the pony sides of human friends, the memories that resurfaced always brought with them a pain I would much rather be without. I was jolted back to reality by a prod of her hoof.
I couldn't help but grin at her, she was so energetic it was easy to share her mood. "I decided I should come and say hi. It's been far too long, How are the constellation shows going?" I inquired.
"Well we can discuss that inside, come on follow me!" She smiled and spun towards the doorway, I followed behind her closing the door on our way into the house. The interior of the dome was exactly as one would imagine, big, round, and silver. Although it did have a single platform smack dab in the middle of the enormous room. Once Nebula and I both had our hooves firmly planted on the platform she elevated it to the living quarters above. While I proceeded to sit on the couch Nebula brought a pitcher of water, two cups, and two straws placing it all on the table in front of the couch. She sat down herself and proceeded to answer my previous question. "The shows are going really well, thank you for asking. Everypony has a good time watching the constellations and I love constructing and directing the shows because it makes all the ponies happy." A big smile encompassed her face.
Finishing the glass of water Nebula had given me, my headache reemerged. "Ouch, ugh. Hey Nebs, my head is killing me. I suppose that's what I get for partying all night with DJ-3JU, is it cool if a borrow a bed and take a nap?"
She looked me over with concern before replying. "Yah definitely, the hallway to the right, second door on the left. Go lay down and get some rest, I'll wake you when the show is going to start."
"Thanks Nebs, this means a lot." I gave her a nod and made my way to the bed to sleep off my headache. Curling up on the bed and pulling a blanket over me I passed out within seconds.
I awoke to being violently shaken by Nebula. "Okay, okay! I'm awake!" I pleaded.
She stopped shaking me and stepped away. "You are impossible to wake, how's your head?"
It took me a moment to get my bearing and reply. "My headache thankfully is gone. Did I sleep through your show?"
"No but you will if you don't get a move on. So let's get to it!" She commanded before marching us both out the door.
Nebula gave me the best seat in the house. During her shows the ponies would lay on special platforms and strap themselves in to avoid slipping off. The platforms would then rise a little and would spin and pivot during the show in order to give everypony a perfect view of the constellations. Once we were all strapped in Nebula gave her opening speech. "Is everypony ready to experience the magic of the universe? Are we all ready to become entranced by the majestic stars as they fly through space, shining brighter than even the sun?" A unanimous cheer echoed through the dome. "Well then I guess It's time to take the journey that you all came for. Onwards to the adventure of a lifetime!" With that closing statement Nebula began.
A silver glow coated her horn and she sucked all of the light out of the dome, replacing it with pitch black darkness. The real show then began, constellations built right from Nebula's memory and true to her name, they were all flawless in their display. Many noteworthy constellations were shown such as the Ursa major and minor, Orion's saddle though I knew it as Orion's belt on earth. Nebs went through all the astrological birth signs, Scorpio, Taurus, Sagittarius, etc. She ended her show with a small bit of immature yet effective comedy, showing the little dipper and then finally the big dipper. Upon showing the big dipper she exclaimed "OOPS! That is a personal photo! Hahaha sorry everypony!" Laughter of varying degrees rippled through the crowd, and with that the show was completed. Nebula filled the dome back up with light and gave her closing statement. "Thank you everypony for embarking on this adventure with me and I hope you enjoyed watching the constellations as much as I enjoyed showing them to you. My name is Nebula and once again I thank you for coming!" I caught Nebula's attention, waved a hoof goodbye and started on my way home.
As I walked I came to realize that I hadn't given any sort of personal opinion on the show, after a small bit of thought I softly spoke. "That was magical."