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// Musical Mayhem: Free Me 
// Story: Antics of Anon 
// by 23 KM To Nerdiness 
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"Ha, rolled a five!" you cheer.

It was a normal Friday night in Equestria. Twilight and company were off on another friendship quest, leaving the castle to you and your best friend, Starlight Glimmer. When the egghead's away, the pals will play.......DRAGON PIT.

"I am on FIRE here!" you cackle.

"Don't get cocky now, pal." she snickers. "I've always got a trick or two up my sleeve."

"You don't have sleeves, so I'm calling your bluff."

"Oh YEAH?"

"Let's just try not to built tension this time."

"Oh, don't be ridiculous, Anon." she scoffs. "What tension?"

The unicorn rolls the dice in her magic, rolling a five. She hops her game piece across the board and lands on a space with a lever next to it. With a devilish grin, Glimmy pulls the lever and drops a sturdy steel cage upon your game piece.

Your eyes widen as a sudden urge deep down inside of you just wanted to burst out and tell this cheeky mare off.

In Equestria, that's a symptom only known as-



A song number.

Free me, baby
Turn around and release me, baby
You know I'm the one to take the lead, baby
(What's the magic word?)
Please
(I'm free as a bird)
Jeeeeeeez (Woo)

Free me, baby
Turn around and release me, baby
You know I'm the one to take the lead, baby
(What's the magic word?)
Please
(I'm free as a bird)
Jeeeeeeez (Woo)

I'mma hoppin' (hoppin'), hoppin' here for days (Ooh)
On the game floor (Uh-huh), no dragon's in the way (Nope)
I take my time with it (Ow), move you close to me (Ow)
Don't want no back space card
That'll buck me over, listen here I know it's hard

I was tryna lay low (Low), takin' it slow (Slow)
When I'm hoppin' again (Ayy)
Gotta celebrate, does your guy look good? 'Bout to put him away
If you can't roll a six now, you will not pass me now
Dinner reservations if I win this, we gon' eat out

I'm gonna roll it, do it just how I like it
Tonight and after that
Let's play it one more time
Girl, I ain't one for ragin', but now you got me ragin'

Free me, baby
Turn around and release me, baby
You know I'm the one to take the lead, baby
(What's the magic word?)
Please
(I'm free as a bird)
Jeeeeeeez (Woo)

Free me, baby
Turn around and release me, baby
You know I'm the one to take the lead, baby
(What's the magic word?)
Please
(I'm free as a bird)
Jeeeeeeez (Woo)

Boulders so big, boulders so sharp
Bet it's gonna smack you again
Let me demonstrate
Hit it one time, make it detonate

Pieces out like hi-yah! (Hi-yah!)
Broke pieces watch out now (Watch out)
Your piece's a goner (Goner)
My piece's on fiyah (Oh)

I'm gonna roll it, do it just how I like it
Tonight and after that
Let's play it one more time
Girl, I ain't one for ragin', but now you got me ragin'

Free me, baby
Turn around and release me, baby
You know I'm the one to take the lead, baby
(What's the magic word?)
Please
(I'm free as a bird)
Jeeeeeeez (Woo)

Come on
Come on, back it up for me
Come on
Ooh, have mercy on poor me

Come on
Girl, let me put this lava on you
You better say that (Uh)
Glimmy don't play that (Yeah)
I'mma win like I won these games, so break that

Free me, baby (Uh)
Turn around and release me, baby (Uh, ooh)
You know I'm the one to take the lead, baby
(What's the magic word?)
Please
(I'm free as a bird)
Jeeeeeeez (Woo)

Free me, baby
Turn around and release me, baby
You know I'm the one to take the lead, baby
(What's the magic word?)
Please
(I'm free as a bird)
Jeeeeeeez (Woo)

Suddenly, you find yourself staring at your game piece as the tiny cage rises from over it.

"Well......that was fun." Starlight sighs sheepishly. "See? No tension here."

"I-I guess so." you utter.

"It's a little hot in here, wanna get ice cream?"

"Y-Yeah, let's get outta here."