/|\Chapter 1:Talents Gone Wild\|/
"Lan, are you sure your ok? I'm really sorry that you didn't want to do this...I thought it would be fun... just you and me-"
"A-a-a-and about fifty o-o-o-other people!"
"..." Twilight looked at the ground in sadness. "What are you going to do?"
Lan perked up. Zero was about to finish his song. He was playing a Legend of Zelda tune on his guitar, which was cool considering out of all games, Lan loved Zelda the most. It was a classic, and who doesn't like the classics.
Of course this was all in a talent show that Twilight decided to enlist Lan in. Lan trotted around his equipment and started to worry. The big crowd, the pony's that waited for you to fail, and the fact that Zero had make a joke about Twilight and Lan was going to kill him. Maybe in his dreams, thought Lan.
Then, Zero finished his song, the crowd went wild. It was entertaining to say the least. Zero had hitchhiked with Lan and Twilight because he felt left out. Applejack and the rest of the crew was down in the audience, and even Luna decided to show up. Maybe I can sneak out and hide under the building and wait for Twilight, thought Lan. Lan looked behind him and saw Twilight looking up on stage, and with it, her mouth dropped. She hurried back in and started to help Lan. There was a stallion speaking but Lan was in too much shock to listen, or care.
"Lan," Twilight started to push Lan's gear on stage. They where behind the curtains so they could get set up faster and not have to do it on stage and waste valuable time. "Help me get your stuff on stage, once... she... finishes, it's your turn." Lan helped her put things in place, and did a quite test to see if they worked. Sadly they did.
"So why don't you like talent shows?" Twilight asked moving a electric guitar.
"As a kid, I sorta fucked up on stage big time. Broke a $600 guitar and three peoples legs."
Twilight flinched. "How is that possible?"
"I also took out 7 lights."
Twilight flinched again. What ever Lan did, it wasn't her problem.
Lan's hearing came back and heard a voice he didn't want to hear. "... Is that... TRI-!!!" Twilight jumped and closed his mouth.
"Shhh. She doesn't like people to interrupt her... performance." Lan took a peek outside and saw Trixie doing flashes of lights and images in the air. Needless to say, she sucked. Bad. Lan faked a barf, which a viewer say and laughed his flank off. Trixie was about to kill him.
"HOW DARE YOU INTERRUPT MY PERFORMANCE! THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS!" She stamped her hoof down and Lan preceded to hide behind the curtains.
"Ok, maybe i'll get second to last place..." Lan gulped. "At least I have one fan."
"Lan... I want you to beat her, I do not like that mare."
"She was... nicer on the show."
"Do tell."
"And that is all from the GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE!" She bowed and left the stage, entering behind the curtains.
"Did you enjoy the most excellent performance from THE GREAT-" She stopped and stared at Lan, almost studying him. "Why hello there." She said lustfully. Lan secretly held down a barf.
"Trixie... it was... nice." Lan looked behind him to see that Twilight had hid. "I'm going to flip my shit next time I see her." Lan thought.
"Now how did you know Trixies name?"
"You said it like 15 times..."
Trixie blushed, leaving in a hurry. Lan heard the pony that help with the talent show.
"Well that was... interesting?"
"Leastwise..." Lan muttered to himself.
"Sorry Lan, there would of been hell if she saw me." Twilight appeared in a flash. "Do you need anything?"
Lan thought to himself. "If i'm going out of here,I''m at least taking out a few lights and bones." Lan thought, "NO, I'm are going to win this thing even if I'm going to kill someone."Then Lan got a idea.
"Twilight, read this, learn it." Lan handed her a sheet of paper. "You could just learn those parts but-"
"Done."
"What?"
"I'm done... I know it all."
"Damn."
"And now a special guest, the one who saved us from The Nameless, LAN GIN!!!" The crowd exploded. Not literally because then the janitor would get pissed. The curtains opened and the bright lights blinded Lan. Lan froze and the crowd grew silent. "Pull yourself together Lan, you can do this." he thought. Lan loved the song he was about to play. His favorite song and his favorite band. Back as a human, Lan learnt this song on both keyboard and guitar. Lan turned on the machine, which lets a person repeat certain music. Basicly, you strum, it repeats after so many seconds. One man band... pony...
"... Hi..."
The crowd didn't respond, except of Zero who was giving Lan a rape smile.
"... Fuck it!" Lan started to strum and play the keyboard. The room filled with echos of piano and guitar. That's when Lan started to sing.
Feel good
City's breaking down on a camel's back.
They just have to go 'cause they don't know wack
So all you fill the streets it's appealing to see
You wont get out the county, 'cos you're bad and free
You've got a new horizon It's ephemeral style.
A melancholy town where we never smile.
And all I wanna hear is the message beep.
My dreams, they've got to kiss, because I don't get sleep, no..
Lan paused.
Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Turn forever hand in hand
Take it all there on your stride
It is tinking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let's turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?
Zero dropped his smile.
Laughing gas these hazmats, fast cats,
Lining them up-a like ass cracks,
Lay these ponies at the track
Its my chocolate attack.
Shit, I'm stepping in the heart of this here
Care bear bumping in the heart of this here
Watch me as I gravitate
Hahahahahahaa.
Yo, we gonna go ghost town,
This motown,
With yo sound
You're in the place
You gonna bite the dust
Can't fight with us
With yo sound
You kill the INC.
So don't stop, get it, get it
Until you're Jet Ahead.
Yo, watch the way I navigate
Hahahahahhaa
Lan decided to leave this part to Twilight.
Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Turn forever hand in hand
Take it all there on your stride
It is tinking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let's turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?
She sounded as a goddess, and as the song ended with piano solo, the crowd fell silent.
"Well at least there not laughing."
Lan was right, as they burst into cheering and hoof stomping. The crowd had loved him, and when I mean love, they would die for Lan. The crowd screamed and the talent show host trotted on stage. "I think we have a winner!" He said as he handed a trophy almost bigger than Lan himself.
"Congratulations Lan!"
"You helped."
As Lan went to the backstage, the other contestants congratulated Lan, patting him on the back and picking up their jaws.
"I say Lan, you were great!" Twilight said, kissing him.
As the time passed, Twilight and Lan found themselves walking the path back home alone, with the gear in Lan's head.
"I don't know Lan, you were amazing!"
"You were better!"
The two laughed.
"You sounded like a goddess."
"Did I? Must have got in the mood."
Lan stopped. Twilight looked at him.
"Whats the matter?"
Lan looked at Twilight, who was now clearly pregnant. "I don't know..." Lan held his head. "Forget about it, lets go home."
Twilight agreed but was still worried.
"Is it about Trixie?"
"Sorta..."
"Don't tell me you have fallen for her!"
"BLEH!!!"
The two laughed.
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As Lan snuggled up with Twilight, he held her in his embrace. This of course is the aftermath of what was called "Operation Infiltration" as the royal guards liked to call it. A month and a half ago, they fought for Equestria against Nish and X. Through hardships and battles, they made it out alive.
Lum and Nightwing share a cell in the royal prison for their acts against ponykind. They wouldstay in the cell untill officials approve their release forms, which was going to happen.
Celestia was buried in the royal garden and is now visited over 300 times in every day mostly by Twilight.
Twilight was infact pregnant and is now married to Lan. Lan's horn and wings were fine and he is able to control magic much better thanks to the help Twilight.
Blue Breeze is now the king of Equestria and is now being guarded by Root. He shares the throne with Luna.
Luna is going through therapy for the lose of her sister.
Zero blew himself up... I know... dumbass. He's ok though... just blew himself up.
Arrell is ok after his fatal wound at the fight with X. He is now under the care of Luna.
The Nameless' hq was destroyed, to the hope that no one would use it.
Discord apologized for his past actions, but still feared in parts of Equestria.
As for everyone else, they are doing fine. Little therapy here and there but its all good.
As the town calms down, the inhabitants fall into a deep slumber. The night goes on and day by day, the children play and continue there lives, as if nothing happened. Only the mane six and Luna know about the bronies real past, which the only one that really cared at that point was Pinkie wanted to tell every damn living thing, which was knocked out by Root. So, Lan made his choices and good things came out of it. So no more choices for our hero?
A Hero's Tale.
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