//------------------------------// // Singing // Story: Flutterpa the Rapper // by Amereep //------------------------------// Within the town of Ponyville, an oak tree stood proudly with all the knowledge it held inside. Books filled its interior for the ponies to learn from and none more so did than Twilight Sparkle. She lives in the library and runs it for the citizens of Ponyville, but she can get a bit carried away with the materials she has on hoof; like reading non-stop and forgetting about the world she lives in. Take for example, the fact that one of her friends have just entered the library and calls to get her attention. "Twilight, I'm here to return that book you lent me" said the meek yellow pegasus we all know as Fluttershy. "Hmm... hmm..." Twilight replied, more concentrated in the book then she is with her friend's arrival. "I'll admit, when I saw the title 'Doggiezilla', I was thinking of a vicious monster-like dog. But it was actually a really charming book and the ending was so adorable." "Uh-huh..." the unicorn unintentionally replied. "I read the story to everyone back home and they loved it too. Parappa has even been imitating Doggiezilla for a while now." "Well isn't that something!" the librarian took note from the book. "Yes, he's been growling and knocking stuff over" Shy exaggerates by spreading out her wings and softly pushes a vase, resulting in it only to wobble a bit before it settled back to its previous stance. Twilight nearly jumped at that small sound "Wha Fluttershy, when did you get here?" The pegasus scrunched herself up "A....a while ago..." Twilight blushed, giving a weak smile "Sorry, I got caught up in a book about giving speeches. I guess it didn't quite cross my mind that you were here." Despite her reasoning, Fluttershy seemed hurt by the remark, so Twi quickly thought up of a way to raise her spirit. "Say, I could use your help on something." The shy mare began to open up at the chance of being useful. "I need you to teach me on how to sing" Oh, wait, never mind "Sing? But why do you need my help for that? You sing just fine." "You see," Twilight glances back to the book she was reading "I've read that singing exercises your lungs, it tones up your intercostal muscles and your diaphragm. It can also help reduce anger, depression, anxiety, and can even help one become more mentally alert." She looks back at Fluttershy with a kind smile "I could really use an expert's advice and possibly some coaching." The pegasus was taken a bit back by the title she was given "I'm not r-really an expert." "Don't sell yourself short. I believe that you're the best pony for the job." Those words echoed through her head as it triggered a phrase shes been following all this time "I gotta believe!" Fluttershy takes a deep breath before answering "Okay, but we need a song first." Twilight began to think about a tune, but she couldn't seem to think of any on the spot. She quickly gallops over to a book and flips through the pages. Play song while reading. Do re mi fa. So la ti do. That's what I've read. On how a song, should go. And then it's through. But I just, can't construe. There must be more. More to a song. But I don't know. Don't know what, be~ longs. I wanna know. More then just la~ ti~ do. Does~ it have~ a flow? A song, follows, a flo~ ow So, it is, a scheme. You could say so~ But~ although~ New~ ones~ can show~ New? Ones can show? If that's true. Then that would mean that songs can come from, all~ most a~ bout anything~ An~ ny~ thing~ But. But those songs. Songs with word. Don't they need to have the some type of rhyme that, give~ the song~ some type of swing~ A swing, that makes, you wanna sing~ What kind of words? Words for a song? To help a tune. To move it, a~ long. But rhyming's hard. Can rhymes be dis~ re~ gard? It can be. A toughie. At finding the perfect word. But when you, get stuck then, just keep on moving on, and before when you know it, you might be saying a word, unheard. Just keep calm, don't panic, and listen to the tune. And soon then, you'll have a, a feel for the song, and before when you know it, you might be saying a word, quite soon. Is there a breather? A bridge would be right here. ~ So there is more to note. I will make it a quote. Fa so la ti ti la so fa, fa so la ti ti la so fa. Singing~ Fa so la ti ti la so fa, fa so la ti ti la so fa. Singing~ If I forget a few. I know who'll help review. Fa so la ti ti la so fa, fa so la ti ti la so fa. Singing~ Fa so la ti ti la so fa, fa so la ti ti la so fa. Singing~ Mi~ re~ do~ The facts about singing seemed to be true when Twilight realized "You came here for a reason, right?" "Yes, I came to return that book you lent me" Fluttershy reminded the unicorn, pointing to the book on the table. "You know, the author made a sequel to this story" Twi suggested and golloped through the tree before returning with a book floating by. She floats the book to Fluttershy for her to see the title which reads 'Kitty Kong'. The yellow mare laughs and rubs the back of her head "I think Parappa would get nightmares from this story."