//------------------------------// // Part 3 // Story: A Second Chance For Music // by Sk8erdude //------------------------------// The band heard of what Twilight said about something bringing her friends to see them and get to know them.To Stefan,he looked forward to it to meet the mane 6.While in the living room,Felix,Casper,and Josiah got back from what they were doing,except the fact they’re just not forward with the mane 6 visiting them. Casper was still at the living room,working on some rhythms on his guitar in case they get a gig to play in this new town.Casper had enough to stay with the three of them alone,than just sit around and do nothing so he decided to make his way to the door. Casper wrapped his guitar on his back and slowly got off the couch,then stretched his wings out and cracked his neck due to the laziness on the couch.He walked over to the door til Josiah’s beam hit,causing him to stay still and drop his guitar.Casper was little bit pissed that Josiah’s beam hit him,so pissed that he wanted to bash Josiah in the head with his guitar. Josiah levitated Casper back into the living room and putting him face to face. “Where do you think you’re going?”Josiah sounding a bit angry Casper tried to get off of Josiah’s magic,but couldn’t move.So it was no use to just to him where he’s going. “What do you think,to find us a gig.Who do think you are,my parents.”Casper sounding a little angry. “Calm down there,just saying where you’re going that’s all”Josiah said “Couldn’t you just ask more nicely than use your magic to stop me”He said. Josiah put Casper down making him punch Josiah in the arm as hard as he can.He wrapped his guitar back around his back then walked towards the door. Casper walked out of the house without anyone stopping except Josiah.He trotted past Twilight’s library where she waved at him,but Casper ignored her. He spread his wings then flew high in the air where he was flying around the town deciding where to land.He flew down to the center of the town and landed at a nearby fountain.He sat down at a bench next to the fountain. He grabbed his guitar while ponies are passing by him,but something caught his eyes. Two mares passing by and talking to each other.One mare was a grey earth pony with black mane and tail,purple eyes and a cutie mark of treble clef note also she had pink bow tie around her neck and the other is an white unicorn with light and dark blue mane and short spiky tail,cutie mark of a music note.Casper did not know the color of her eyes since she was wearing her purple shades. Casper mainly focused on the grey mare,but did not care about the white unicorn who he assume that she is her friend. The two mares made their way to a music store,on the window it read “Help Wanted”,this made Casper smile at the sign he saw.But Casper might as well get it later so he looked back at his guitar and began to strum it.He Am I loud and clear, or am I breaking up? Am I still your charm, or am I just bad luck? Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost? Ponies at the town heard of the sound of the music Casper was doing,so they stopped by to hear Casper play.As for the two mares that Casper saw,they both also heard the music. I'll show you mine if you show me yours first Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words We live on front porches and swing life away, We get by just fine here on minimum wage If love is a labor I'll slave till the end, I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand The grey mare looked at Casper with a dreamy look on her face while her friend looked at her.She knows what’s going on. I've been here so long, I think that it's time to move The winter's so cold, summer's over too soon Let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees grow More ponies started to join in to hear the song.He did not noticed a crowd full of ponies enjoying the song,but continued he the song. I've got some friends, some that I hardly know But we've had some times, I wouldn't trade for the world We chase these days down with talks of the places that we will go We live on front porches and swing life away, We get by just fine here on minimum wage If love is a labor I'll slave till the end, I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand....until you hold my hand Casper stared bopping his head due to the guitar solo he was doing from the song,but he wasn’t the only one doing it. I'll show you mine if you show me yours first Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words We live on front porches and swing life away, We get by just fine here on minimum wage If love is a labor I'll slave till the end, I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand Swing life away Swing life away Swing life away Swing life away Casper finished the song with a nice last sound of the chords.The crowd at the center of the town started clapping and cheering ,Casper smiled that these ponies decided to hear one his song. The two mares clapped as Casper finished the song. Casper noticed the two he saw earlier so he smiled at the grey mare that was with the white unicorn.The grey mare blushed,then tried to hide it until her friend saw her. The white unicorn grabbed the grey mare out of sight with Casper raising an eyebrow. “I know what’s going out there with you and that colt with the guitar so tell me ‘Tavi”The white unicorn had the grey mare against a wall. “I don’t what you’re talking Vinyl”She said nervously “Come on ‘Tavi I saw you checking him out”Vinyl said. “Uh…no…why would you think that”Octavia said nevous “I saw you blush,so whats going”Vinyl went closer and elbowed Octavia. Octavia tried to ignored her when Vinyl was elbowing her,the more she did it the more it made her very annoyed so she could just say it. Octavia stood there while Vinyl was elbowing her so she snapped”Fine I do,are you happy!?” Vinyl let out a small gasp and points an accusing hoof at her. “I knew it I knew it”She said as she was pointing around her making Octavia annoyed. Vinyl noticed that Casper was still sitting at a bench playing one of his songs.She quickly went over to Octavia and put her hooves around her. “You know he’s still there.Might as well give it a try before he goes or just stay here and watch him leave,never to see him again”she said coolly. “I don’t know about this,I barely met him”Octavia said still looking at Casper on the bench. “it doesn’t matter,just do it ‘Tavi” Octavia stood there looking at Casper still trying to make up her mind,whether to stay there and watch him leave or introduce her self.She only had those choices up in her mind. It became silent since Vinyl said so she began to walk towards Casper at the bench.Vinyl noticed that Octavia finally made up her mind then she tried to catch up to her. “So what are going to tell him?”Vinyl asked excitedly,she catched up to her. “You’ll see”she said A/N if you want to know The song