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// Side One 
// Story: Detour 
// by Jetset0099 
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       The heartbeat got louder as the first track began, a male voice came in, talking in the background. 
"I've been mad for freaking years, absolutely years, been over the edge for yonks, been working me buns off for bands..." 
The beat got even louder as a low pitched drone came in. A different man than the one before continued. 
"I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the 
most of us...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
Then the drone turned into a guitar whine and the album started its second track. Jake spoke over the loud music. 
"This track is called Breathe."
The rest of them nodded and sat down to listen. The song was a medium tempo groove with a slide guitar in the background. The guards started tapping their hooves along to the steady beat when the lead singer came in.

Breathe, breathe in the air. 
Don't be afraid to care. 
Leave but don't leave me. 
Look around and choose your own ground. 
Two other voices came in for the chorus.

Long you live and high you fly 
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry 
And all you touch and all you see 
Is all your life will ever be. 
An interlude started. Mac was now bobbing his head to the song, as well as the other two guards. The interlude finished and the vocals returned. 

Run, rabbit run. 
Dig that hole, forget the sun, 
And when at last the work is done 
Don't sit down it's time to dig another one. 
The chorus came back in. 

For long you live and high you fly 
But only if you ride the tide 
And balanced on the biggest wave 
You race towards an early grave. 
The album immediately went into the next track, On the Run, which picked up tempo and had a sixteenth note hi-hat groove behind it. The song was all instrumental with an electronic synthesizer rhythm behind it all. 
"This is my least favorite track because of the consistency, but it's still really cool to listen to."

"That first song was kinda catchy Jake, ah like this band already."

"Glad to hear. Glad to hear."
The fast-paced track was about to end when Twilight and all five of her friends came up the ramp at the back. Applejack ran up to Mac. 
"There ya are big guy! Ah had no idea where y'all were headin' off ta. What are you and these guards doin' with Jake. An' what's with this racket?!"
Mac rolled his eyes. 
"We're listnin' ta a new type o' music that Jake calls rock. It's very popular where he comes from."
Rarity looked confused. 
"What is this...rock, darling?"
Jake answered her with a smirk. 
"Just listen and find out."
He cranked up the volume as the track ended and went into the fourth one. 
"This one is called Time, sit back and enjoy."
The crowd of now ten ponies including Jake sat down to listen. 
The ringing of many different clocks began and continued to chime for a couple seconds before fading. A single guitar chord was played followed by a bongo drum rhythm. This went on for about two minutes, the chord being strummed, followed by the bongo drum beat. Then the vocals came in along with the rest of the instruments. 

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. 
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town 
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way. 
The chorus came in, backed by four harmonizing female voices. 

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain. 
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. 
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. 
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun. 
All the ponies except for Fluttershy, Twilight, and Applejack were getting into it now as a wailing guitar solo started up at medium tempo. The third guard was head banging along with the beat.  Towards the end of the solo the four female voices came in behind him. It ended and the last verse came in without the female voices. 

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking 
Racing around to come up behind you again. 
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older, 
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death. 
The female voices came in one last time with one of them doing some extra singing over the other three. 

Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time. 
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines 
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way 
The time is gone, the song is over, 
Thought I'd something more to say.
A groovy interlude began. Applejack spoke to Jake. 
"Ah understand this ain't from our world. But ah'd be careful 'bout all them references ta the sun considerin' our Princess symbolizes it an' all."
Rainbow Dash laughed. 
"Pfft, c'mon Applejack, this music is awesome so far, I'm sure Celestia would love it." 
Twilight rolled her eyes. 
"I'm not sure even I'm liking this, let alone the Princess."
Jake put a hoof up in the air. 
"Just wait until this next track here. This is my favorite one entitled, The Great Gig In the Sky. The vocals are amazing."
Time ended as a slow, quiet piano solo started. The sound was uplifting and suspenseful. The same slide guitar came in, slowly moving up and down the fret board. Then a quiet male voice spoke in the background. 
"And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? 
There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime." 
The piano got louder as the bass came in. Finally, after a minute, the drums kicked in and a female voice started wailing over the band. Twilight instantly went wide eyed at the sound of the singers incredible voice. The piano was heard in the background as the crash symbols rang out over it. The woman continued, getting higher pitched and more intricate with her sound. She never spoke any words, it was just a melodic wail and hum. After another minute or so, the tempo slowed down and every instrument save for piano and bass stopped. The woman started to do her thing again, this time much quieter and sadder sounding. The piano reprised the intro as she sang over it. Towards the very end, another female voice came in and spoke almost inaudibly. 
"I never said I was frightened of dying." 
The piano and the woman got quieter as she sang the ending. After a couple seconds, it stopped. Twilight looked over to Jake. 
"That was amazing. I've never heard anything like it before! Who is this band."
The second guard spoke up. 
"They're called Pink Floyd."

"Well they are truly amazing. I have to hear that again sometime. What's the next song?"
Jake opened up the disc tray. 
"It's called Money. I have to put in disc two though. The original record had to be flipped over, and this is a CD, but the Classic Edition. So there's two parts, just like it was originally ma...what the hell?"
He turned to look out at the cargo ramp. There, he saw everyone who was at the party walking up to his plane, all followed by Pinkie Pie. In less than five minutes, tables were spread out on the grass behind the plane and drinks and food were being passed around. The cargo ramp and bay were now a dance floor, and ponies were conversing and carrying on like before. The party pony ran up to the pilot. 
"After hearing this amazing music, I had to tell everypony to pack up and move the party out here! This is so much fun. Crank up the tunes again!"
Jake was stunned. 
"But...how did you get everything out here...what?"
Applejack put a hoof up to silence him. 
"Don't question Pinkie Pie. Jes go with it."
The captain looked at the events taking place before him, and couldn't help but smile. He turned back to the console and popped in the second disc.
"Well then. On with the show."