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// O is for Orchestra 
// Story: EqG Tales: Alphabet Edition 
// by Brian Sheil 
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On a beautiful night in Canterlot City, Octavia Melody and her roommate,  Vinyl Scratch, made their way to a concert hall. Needless to say, Vinyl is not so thrilled.
"Oh, Octy." Vinyl moaned. "Do we have to do this?"
"Listen here." Octavia said with a mean tone. "It will do you some good to enjoy music from a full symphony orchestra."
"But, you don't have to be brutal to me about it."
"Either way, you will watch this grand performance, " Octavia's face turned red as she got furious at her roommate, "WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!!"
This scared Vinyl a lot. She imagined smoke and electricity coming out of Octavia as she got mad. Inside the concert hall, everyone was waiting for the doors to open. Vinyl teared up, still thinking about Octavia's burst of rage. Suddenly, a little boy ran up and cried is eyes out.
"Help!" The boy yelled. "Usher! Usher! Usher!" A strong looking man wearing a red uniform rushed over. The boy pointed at Vinyl. "This mean girl is trying to ruin this concert!"
Ruin a concert? Octavia thought. My roommate maybe many things. But, she's not that outrageous. 
"All right, you juvenile." The usher said as he and another usher grabbed her like an octopus. "OUT YOU GO!!"
Vinyl was thrown out of the concert hall, and she hit the ground hard. Vinyl picked herself up, and started to cry. She soon texted Octavia that she headed for home. Later that night, Octavia and Vinyl were having some chamomile tea as the girl known as DJ Pon 3 tried to calm down. 
"I'm sorry, Vinyl." Octavia said sadly. "Between my mistrust and what that boy did, you must've freaked out terribly. "
"That was putting it mildly." Vinyl replied as she sipped her tea. "I guess I won't experience anything that has an orchestra."
Octavia took a tissue to wipe tears from Vinyl's eyes. "Don't worry, roommate. You'll get another chance. There's an outdoor concert in a few days. I promise, no anger, no mistrust, no problems."
Vinyl felt a little better. One sunny afternoon, five days later, the girls walked down the street. Vinyl finished eating an orange and threw the peel away as they made their way to Canterlot State Park.
"Here we are." Octavia cheered.
Vinyl was a bit nervous. Octavia assured her that things won't go wrong. As the ladies entered the park, they were approached by a yellow skinned man with black curly hair and mustache approached them.
"Octavia Melody." The man said elegantly. "We meet at last."
"Conductor Baton Rhythm. " Octavia gasped. "This is a pleasant surprise."
"One of my cello players slipped on a patch of oil, and got injured. I would like it if you take his place tonight."
Octavia was surprised to hear the offer. "I heard of the music to be performed. Some of my favorite pieces. Count me in."
"Hey, more power to you, Octy." Vinyl praised. "I'll find a seat and see you and the orchestra perform."
"Just a minute, young lady." Baton interrupted. "I know of you as well."
"You do?" Vinyl wondered with worry.
"Indeed, Miss Vinyl Scratch. Since Octavia is your roommate, you can watch from backstage. Best seats in the house, as they say."
Later, the concert went underway.  Octavia played her cello beautifully. From backstage, Vinyl watched the show. "I get to have my orchestra experience after all. This isn't as bad as I thought."
In another part of town, Trixie was having a talk with Babs Seed, who was holding a round object.
"Why am I holding this darn thing?" Babs asked.
"This thing, as you called it, is the letter O." Trixie answered. "Many of the words in this chapter begins with that letter."
Babs got the idea. "I get it. Words like Oil, Orange, Orchestra, Outrageous, Octopus, and Out. Right?"
"Correct. This is where this poem comes in." Trixie ckeared her throat, and recited the poem. "It's a wonderful letter, the letter O. It almost looks like a doughnut, you know. It has a round shape, like a ball or a grape. Which makes it quite easy to throw."
"Oh!" Babs said as he throws the O over her shoulder. 
There was a crash heard seconds later, which got the girls timid. Suddenly, a giant walks to them. He was a big as a house, literally. He lowers the O to the girls.
"This your O?" The giant asked. Babs pointed to Trixie. "Oh."
The giant drops the O. It landed on Trixie's foot. She hopped like mad holding her injured foot, screaming in pain.