//------------------------------// // Eight-Genre Pile-Ups // Story: Impossible Numbers' Flashfic Anthology, Volume Three // by Impossible Numbers //------------------------------// “Dubstep Cello,” repeated Octavia. “Unorthodox, but superior to that barbaric Pony Pokey.” “Wha!?” Lyra spluttered. “Genre-mixing?” “It worked, O unimaginative non-visionary.” “Ha! What next? Propagand-Operas with Starlight’s town?” “I’ve done propag-anthems in Ponyville! ‘Classic Winter Rap-Ups.’” “Never heard of it.” “Lyra! I’ll inspire you yet. Imagine… CMC: Cello-Mark-Crusaders!” They imagined it. “No,” they agreed. “Alternatively, Flim-Flam-Octavia’s-Easy-Peasy-Super-Squeezy-Classics-Wheeze…y?” Lyra snorted. “You wanna keep your copyright? Ah! Cadence’s Magico-Mysteria Changeling-Aria! That’d be awesome.” “Plus Equestria’s entire Apple clan performing country, barn-raising style.” “DJ Discord!” Lyra gulped a glass of water. “Cheese-and-Cello Sandwich.” “Hearth’s-Warming-Spirit-Soul-Music: Past, Present, Future! Wait… nah, Snowfall Frost’s old-hat…” “‘Olivia!’ songs, instead?” “Plus Coloratura’S-apphire ShoreS-ongbird Serenade, plus Ponytone-Pinkamena’s Wonderbolt-rapping Blues…” Lyra grinned. “Right on! This mixing-genres gig’s the most awesome-tastic idea ever!” “See?” “Cooool! When we doing it!?” “When you fund it.” “Eee… Oh. S-Sorry. Try again.” “Foiled! Alas. Our minds, but not our purses, have been filled with untapped riches…”