Bright Eyes walked around the school, looking for Lancer when she heard music. She followed the sound until it brought her to the auditorium where Lancer was playing in a band with four other kids.
Playing the drums was a girl with wavy blue hair that was short in the back and flopped over in the front. She had aquamarine eyes and light magenta skin and like Rarity, she had blue eyeliner. She wore a green t-shirt with a picture of a yellow microphone, salmon colored shorts with a red hoodie tied around the waist, and light brown boots.
Next to her, a younger girl played a keytar. She had white skin, lavender eyes, pink freckles, and magenta hair with two curly bangs and a small ponytail. She wore a pink dress with hearts at the skirt, a red sweater, a sandy yellow ascot, and red dress shoes with orange tips at the toes.
Raving away on a bass guitar was another girl. She had light orange skin, pink eyes, and short spikey pink hair with a yellow streak. She wore a pink t-shirt with black stripes, a denim vest, green pants, and light blue sneakers.
And next to Lancer, a boy played on some turn tables. He had peach skin, light blue eyes, and wavy blonde hair in an undercut. He wore a black and white jersey with a picture of a soccer ball, black pants with a white line down each leg, a blue running shoes."
Bright Eyes listened to them rock out. She tapped her foot to the beat and started dancing around.
(Nightcore Victorious Make It Shine)
After the song, Lancer and his band mates noticed her and stopped, “Uh, Bright Eyes?” Lancer asked.
“Oh! Hey... Lancer. Uh, great song!” Bright Eyes began sheepishly, “I didn't know you played in a band?”
“Yep, we're The Rock N Beats," Lancer said. "And we're no Rainbooms, but we're pretty cool. Allow me to introduce you. On the turntables, Ace.”
“The awesome one.” Ace boasted about himself.
“Our lead singer and drummer, Melody.”
“Nice to meet ya,” Melody began, “And on the keyboard is my sweet little sis, Sweet Heart.”
Sweet Heart waved shyly, “Hi.”
“And that's Half Note, our base player.” Lancer finished.
Half Note strummed her base, “Hey there.”
“Guys, this is Bright Eyes, that girl I told you about.”
“The one who's friends with the Rainbooms and the Ninja Turtles?” Melody asked.
“The same.” Lancer confirmed.
“That seems great.” Sweet Heart said.
“Almost as good as being around me.” Ace admitted.
“I think I like her already.” Half Note said.
“So what brings you here?” Lancer inquired.
“Well, the Rainbooms are preforming one of their songs and I was wondering if you'd like to come see?”
“That sounds awesome! Sure thing.” Lancer answered before looking back at his band mates. Ace smirked and wiggled his eyebrows, Melody batted her eyes, Sweet Heart giggled, and Half Note held her hands together and made a kissy face. Lancer scowled at them.
As Bright Eyes and Lancer left, Sweet Heart spoke up, “She seems nice.”
“Yeah. And Lancer seems fond of her.” Half Note added.
“Wonder if she's a ninja too?” Ace wondered.
“Maybe she'll introduce us to the Rainbooms! And the Turtles!” Melody said with excitement.
Later on, the Turtles, Allies, Bright Eyes, Blade Swipe, Wallflower, Zach, and Caitlyn were watching the Rainbooms sing.
[Rainbooms]
We've come so far together
Got memories to treasure
I look at you, stories come back to life
And if I need reminding
I know where I can find you
In these pages, you'll last forever
Forever, forever
[Sunset Shimmer]
In these pages, you'll last forever
All but Caitlyn cheered, as Bright Eyes spoke up, “That was great, girls!”
“Great? That was wicked!” Zach cheered.
“Thanks,” Sunset Shimmer replied, “We actually sang it before the whole Memory Stone incident.”
Wallflower blushed, “And I was trying to get their attention for half of that song.”
“That was the best we've heard from you girls, yet!” Mikey said with excitement.
“I'll say. You girls never cease to amaze us.” Donnie put in.
“Aww! Thanks guys,” Pinkie replied, “But I've just got a question? Why weren't you cheering, Caitlyn?”
Caitlyn looked up from her phone, “Huh? Oh. Sorry.”
Applejack squinted her eyes suspiciously, “Were you writin' on your blog the whole time we've been playing?”
“Well... No offense, girls, but I'm not really a fan of musicals. Or singing, in general.” she answered bluntly.
“WHAT?!” The Rainbooms gasped in shock.
“Blasphemy!” Pinkie declared, while Rarity fainted.
“You mean you don’t like music at all?” Fluttershy asked in concern.
“Not really.” Caitlyn admitted.
Blade Swipe spoke to her, “Then you probably won’t like Equestria. There’s a lot of singing there.”
“To each their own, I guess.” Leo added.
Caitlyn sighed, “Look, it's not that I don't like singing, it's just that I'm not fan of it.”
“Are you sure, Caitlyn?” April asked suspecting something else due to Caitlyn's thoughts, “Cause I sense there's another reason you don't like it.”
“Yeah, I'm sure. Also, stay out of my head!” she barked at April, “Now if you'll all excuse me, I have to finish my blog.” she got up and left.
“What did you mean another reason, April?” Sunset asked.
“Hard to tell. I just knew she was hiding something.” April answered, while concerned for Caitlyn.
“I think I know what it is.” Zach answered.
“What’s that?” Raph asked.
Zach began explaining, “When we were younger, Caitlyn was all about singing. And believe me she was good. Even though she annoyed me for how many times she sang in the shower.” the others couldn't help but chuckle at that.
“What happened to her?” Bright Eyes asked.
“One day she tried out for an acapella group after school and they rejected her. She took it so hard."
“How hard?” Fluttershy asked in concern.
“She quit singing entirely. Quit the choir, never went to musicals. Period. She never sung again since.” Zach answered with a sigh.
“Wow.” Wallflower gasped.
“And we thought Karai was hard on herself when it comes to singing,” Shinigami said before turning to Karai, “No offense, Senpai.”
“None taken.” Karai replied.
“Is there anything we can do to change her mind?” Mikey asked hopefully.
“We shouldn’t force her to accept singing.” Keno said.
“Agreed,” Leo agreed, “She must make the decision herself. But for now we should respect her choice.” April herself began to ponder on it.
Meanwhile a wisp of Equestrian Magic floated around as everyone caught up with Caitlyn in the halls.
“Caitlyn! Wait up!” April called, as the girl stopped and turned around.
“What do you wa-” she suddenly realized and looked to her brother sternly, “Oh, no! You told them! Didn't you, Zach?!”
“Well, you weren't going to.” Zach replied.
“Out of all the bone-headed things you've done-!" Caitlyn began to vent, until Sunset spoke up.
“It's alright, Caitlyn!”
“We're so sorry for happened to you.” Fluttershy tried to console her.
Caitlyn just turned away, “So was I! But that day was a wake up call. I was never meant to sing! Journalism, that's what I was meant for.”
“That doesn't mean you should stop singing, girl.” Mikey tried reasoning with her.
“It’s okay, Caitlyn,” Blade Swipe tried to sway her, “I thought I was beyond hope when others ran away from me due to my mutation and under the influence of Dark Codex. But these guys proved I had a chance!” he motioned to the Turtles, Sunset, and their allies.
Karai voiced her own experience, “And when Leo kept trying to tell me how Splinter was my real father and I felt ashamed of what Shredder did to me.”
Wallflower spoke up, “I thought I’d be invisible forever. And when I used the memory stone, I thought I’d get my point across to Sunset. But it made me worse, but she and the others gave me another chance.”
“If they could do that, you can consider giving singing another chance.” April finished hoping to get through to her.
Caitlyn grunted trying to keep them from giving her any hope, “No! No. No. No. NO!”
“At least give it some thought.” Twilight pleaded with her.
“I meant what I said those years ago, I am never singing agai-” she and Zach were suddenly hit in their throats by the Equestrian Magic. Everyone who witnessed were in shock.
“Oh, goodness! Are you two okay?” Fluttershy gasped, as the group checked them over.
Before they could answer, Derpy, Lyra, and Bonbon began playing some instruments, and suddenly Zach and Caitlyn started glowing and began singing and dancing uncontrollably.
(Nightcore Can't Stop Singing)
Derpy, Lyra, and Bonbon noticed and kept playing, enjoying what the two were doing. Once they finished the song, the two stopped glowing and singing at once.
Pinkie Pie gasped in joy at Caitlyn's voice, “Zach was right! You are good, Caitlyn!”
Caitlyn began panicking, “No, No, No! This is not what I wanted!”
Derpy spoke up, “We think you two sounded great!”
“Uh Thanks?” Zach answered, while confused as to why he started singing in the first place.
“No that wasn’t meant to happen.” Caitlyn cried, as she ran away.
“Caitlyn!” April called, but she wasn't coming back, “I’ll go talk to her.”
“I’m coming too.” Karai offered.
“So am I.” Shini added, as the three kunoichi followed her.
“What’s wrong with her?” Lyra asked in confusion.
“That’s what we need to find out.” Donnie replied, equally confused.
“But for now, let's head back to the music room and figure out what just happened.” Twilight suggested, and they all agreed.
Back in the band room, the group was trying to determine what happened moments ago between the two siblings.
“So why did me and Caitlyn suddenly burst into song like that?” Zach asked the group.
As Donnie and Twilight were pacing the room, the turtle spoke up, “That's what we're still trying to figure out.”
“It must have been Equestrian Magic, since the both of you we're glowing,” Twilight suspected, “But the thing is, you both suddenly stopped singing, so something must have caused it.”
“Question is what?” Donnie wondered, as the ninjas eyes fell on Sunset who answered.
“Don't look at me, I still don't know how magic works in this world.”
As Sunset started playing her guitar almost instantly, Zach started glowing and singing again. Sunset stopped and Zach stopped at the same time. Twilight and Donnie looked from Sunset to Zach and had an idea.
“Sunset, play your guitar again.” Twilight instructed.
“Okay...” Sunset went along and played again causing Zach to sing again.
“Now, stop,” Donnie ordered, as she stopped and Zach stopped as well, “Now play again and keep playing.”
Sunset kept playing and Zach sang Razzle Dazzle. Suddenly the smart Rainboom and Turtle gasped, “That's it!”
“It's triggered by music!” Donnie gasped.
“So the moment someone plays something, it's permanent karaoke for Zach and Caitlyn?” Keno asked the two.
“Exactly.” Twilight confirmed.
Casey smirked and wanted to have some fun, “Anyone got a cow bell?”
“Found one!” Mikey held one up, until Raph clonked their heads together.
“Focus, you two!”
“So we just need to use Twilight's tracker and see if that will get it out of you two.” Leo stated.
“You have your tracker, Twi?” Applejack asked.
“Is it in my bag, Spike?” she asked her dog assistant.
Spike popped out of the bag and shook his head, “I don't see it.”
“Might be in my locker.” Twilight suspected.
“We better go get it.” Blade suggested.
“And see if April, Karai, and Shini can bring Caitlyn back. And soon.” Fluttershy said fearing the worst for Caitlyn.
Zach spoke while still singing, “Hey that's great, guys! But just one thing! Can Sunset stop? Before my ears pop!”
Sunset realizing she was still playing gasped, “Oh! Sorry.” she ceased playing giving Zach a chance to breathe.
“It's okay, besides. It just gave me an idea.” Zach smirked.
“And what might that be?” Bright Eyes inquired.
“I'll explain later, but first, we need to get your boyfriend Lancer and his band.”
Bright Eyes sputtered at what Zach just said, “B-b-boyfriend?! Lancer is not my boyfriend!”
Zach smiled cheekily, “Says you.” he walked off. The Turtles grinned slyly, while the Rainbooms all giggled to each other.
Later in the gym, April, Karai, and Shini found Caitlyn sitting on the stage, “Caitlyn?” April began.
“Go away!” she ordered.
“Is singing really that bad to you?” Karai asked rhetorically.
“You guys have no idea how bad the rejection was!” Caitlyn began pouring out her emotions, “Or how badly that acapella group treated me! They said I sang like sick cat! And when I sing or when I hear singing, all I feel is regret!”
“Actually, we do know.” Karai admitted, as Caitlyn looked up as the three kunoichis had something to tell her, starting with April.
“When the guys had a mishap with a Kraang ship full of mutagen and my dad got mutated, I walked out on them, even though Donnie promised to find a cure. When the Kraang almost kidnapped me with Chrome Dome, it was there that I realized I shouldn’t have walked out on them after one mistake. Since then, I regretted that choice. But when I came back, I was able to continue my training and Donnie eventually created retro mutagen and cured my dad. But my regrets didn’t stop there. The night I became a kunoichi, I got beaten by Shinigami twice and I felt like I wasn’t ready to be a ninja. But thanks to Splinter, I was able to still be the ninja I can be.”
Karai followed her, “My regret was that I never got to avenge my parents against Shredder. After knowing the truth and being brainwashed by him, I wanted to make Shredder pay for what he did to me, despite father trying to talk me out of it. Even though Shredder is gone, I regret that not only it wasn’t me, but of how much I wasted that time I could have been spending with Splinter. I still regret it to this very day.”
“Even I have regrets,” Shini began dismally, “Like letting fear keep me from saving someone I cared about.”
“Even Sunset has regrets too,” April confirmed, “You may find it hard to believe, but Sunset used to be pretty bad.”
“How bad?”
“Bullied the whole school and turned into a raging she demon bad.” Karai began.
“She was voted Biggest Meanie.” Shini put in.
“Whoa!” Caitlyn gasped.
“Yeah, and she still regrets it all.” April added.
“But the one thing we all learned, is that you should never let regrets hold you down.” Karai said.
“And something tells me that when you and Zach were singing, you enjoyed it.” April added.
Caitlyn sighed and had to confess, “To be honest... I do miss singing sometimes.”
“Then I think it's time you fill in that nostalgia.” Came a familiar voice, as they saw Zach approach with Bright Eyes.
“What do you want, Zach?” Caitlyn asked in annoyance.
“You said that acapella audition was a wake up call for you. Well, maybe this is one too. That maybe you can still sing. Regardless of what those losers thought. Maybe you could give it another try?” he suggested.
“I don’t know.” Caitlyn said unsure.
“It might help stop us from constantly singing.” Zach added.
“Oh alright.” Caitlyn gave in.
“Come on out, everyone!” Bright Eyes called.
Lancer and the Rock N Beats came out and started playing. Then they, Zach, and Caitlyn sang out loud.
(Don't Stop Believing from Glee nightcore version)
While near the end, Twilight absorbed the magic and Donnie opened the portal sending it back to Equestria.
After the song, the Ninjas and Rainbooms cheered, but the siblings were concerned, “Did it work?” Zach asked.
“One way to find out.” Bright Eyes answered.
Lancer played a guitar solo and everyone saw Zach and Caitlyn were not singing, “Looks like we got it all.” Everyone cheered at their success.
April put her hands on Caitlyn’s shoulder, “If you still wish to remain a journalist, I understand. Just know you can sing.”
Caitlyn smiled, “Well, I still think journalism is my thing. But, maybe I don't hate singing anymore.”
Pinkie Pie picked the girl up and hugged her, “We'll take that as a great big you totally love singing again! Whoo!”
While that was going on, Rainbow Dash and Applejack turned to the Rock N Beats, “You, know, you Rock N Beats are pretty awesome. Loved that guitar solo, Half Note.” Rainbow commended her.
“Color us impressed.” Applejack added.
Half Note smiled, “Thanks.”
“Say, Bright Eyes. I've got a question?” Sweet Heart began.
“What is it, Sweet Heart?”
Sweet Heart gave her a knowing look, “Was Zach serious when he said that Lancer was your boyfriend?”
Bright Eyes and Lancer blushed and both stammered excuses making everyone laugh, “It's okay. Our friends tease me and Leo about that kind of thing too.” Twilight assured the two kids.
“On more than one occasion.” Leo put in having gotten used to it so many times from his brothers.