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// Track 7. 
// Story: Mirror-shades 
// by Owlor 
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Track 7.

I returned to my apartment in the cover of darkness and found two letters lying on the floor. One was an invitation to some talk-show that I usually ignored and the other made me stand dumbfounded just seeing the envelope. There was a royal seal on it: 

Dear Vinyl Scratch

We would be most honoured if you'd accept our invitation to DJ at our Royal Wedding in Canterlot.

Sincerely, Cadance & Shining Armor

I froze up, I had made no plans for my life after my trip to San Flanksisco. I guess I figured I'd either be dead or a new pony by time I returned, but neither had happened, and life still went on. 

I couldn't hide in the DJ booth far above the crowd anymore. Either I let my fame fizzle out, watched from the beach as the wave passed me by, or I took my surfboard and rode it to the shore. I was going to make a choice, and make it soon, but what?





In my effort to come to a decision, I dug up my old diary, a reminder of the times when I worked at VeggieBurgers and spent all my bits buying records I played for myself and nopony else. In it, I found a list of “things I want to do before I die”, it was quite interesting. 

1. Create my own genre

2. Play at a cool nightclub

3. Play at a party at the royal palace

4. Kiss Astro$RF

My dreams were becoming true one by one... So what would the old me think if she knew I was thinking about quitting it all just as it is in my reach? Every day after I get home, I take my mirror-shades off in the bathroom and put on the old black-framed glasses that I've had since magic high school.

Looking back at me in the mirror, I see my old self. She's a little pudgier now and her mane has cyan highlights, but she still has the same fire in her eyes as back then. If I refused to follow my dreams as they where served to me, would I ever be able to look her in the eyes ever again? 

I sent a letter to the Royal sisters. My reply was simple and could be summarized in one word, or three letters...