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// Chapter 6 
// Story: If I Needed Someone 
// by Plumas Railblazer 
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     The venue for the show that night was the Mare Mountain Bar and Grill. Situated in the east side of Canterlot, it was a known institution for rising stars in the area. It wasn't the largest of restaurants it had a main room with a bar plus outdoor seating in the rear. Because it was known for music a small stage was set up facing the front room and was plenty audible from outside. The Rainbooms had signed up for an open mic night and had to wait for other groups along with singer/songwriters to do their acts. All listened attentively and all the acts were phenomenal. When it came time for the Rainboom's, the preceding group quickly struck the stage and the Rainboom's set up. Once all was in order, the show began. The title song was a rock version of Welcome to the Show, the song that gave the Rainboom's victory over the Dazzling's during senior year, and in Adams opinion was a better version than the original. The second song played was a cover of Bob Segar's Old time Rock n Roll. To Adam, this was considered his theme song. And with that feeling he kept a tight beat up whilst the rest of the band was perfectly coordinated by Twilight's vocals queuing the various guitar licks and solos. They enjoyed themselves greatly. Next up was another cover of Blondie's One way or Another. This time Dash took the vocals, her voice being more cut out for that of Debbie Harry. Drums went swimmingly along with Applejack keeping up flawlessly on bass as well as Dash nailing 
the solo. Twilight also preformed greatly with her Rickenbacker giving an interesting accent to the songs tone. 
Once the song was compleated Rainbow Dash then introduced the band to the audience. "How's everyone doing tonight!" She asked with a great cheer from the audience in response. "Alright! I knew you would" she retorted "Were the Rainboom's and we got Twilight Sparkle on Rhythm guitar and vocals." Another roar came from the audience. "Applejack on bass." The audience cheered as Applejack waved. "Rarity on keys." Accompanied with another burst of cheering. "Adam Palmer on Drums, Fluttershy on percussion and me Rainbow Dash on lead Guitar and vocals." The crowd let out one more great cheer before the next some began. It was a cover of Golden Earring's Twilight Zone. This time both Dash and Twilight handling vocal parts. Sometimes even joining in harmonies. Applejack had switched to using a pick for the bass as opposed to the finger technique she had used. This came in handy when the long instrumental break came along, having to keep up with the songs bass line whilst Dash took the drawn out solo. Twilight's part during the time was basically to follow the base line. Twilight Zone was one of Adams favorite songs of all time and he kept the drumming up as best he could, which was amazing. The next song was another one by Golden Earring, Something Heavy Going Down. This time Twilight took the vocals, her voice being more cut out for the job. Afterwards came Clear Night Moonlight. Also by Golden Earring, this one was sang by Applejack with her notable accent giving the song some flavor. Next came Muse Knights of Cydonia with the bands noted five-part harmony. Afterwards came Minus the Bear's Cold Company. Twilight sang for this one due to Dash having a challenging tapping lead to keep up. Next came Steve Miller Abracadabra, nicknamed Trixie's song because it was used by the infamous magician who came in directly behind them during the battle of the bands. It was followed by Versus Them Impossible Dreams which was Rarity's big vocal number which she 
preformed with the same level of perfectionism that gave her character. The Animals, House of the Rising Sun, and Question Mark and the Mysterian's 96 tears followed, both being Rarity's keyboard numbers. The night closed with The Scorpions Rock you Like a Hurricane with the grand finale being the band tuning down to E flat to play Ratt's Round and Round. Reception was phenomenal even Rainbow Dash was surprised how well they did. As they were packing up for the night many of the members exchanged compliments and pats on the back for their effort. Once Adam finally got home for some sleep he thought to himself that Dash looked pretty good on stage but that thought was shoved to the back of his mind. Practice was at 11:00 at Applejacks.