"So anyway, that's when I told him...hey are you alright?" Curly Winds says as he watches his friend Whiz Kid staring across the diner they are having lunch at. He turns his head to see what it is he is looking at. "Hey isn't that Adagio? Let's say hey." Looking back he finds Whiz hiding under the table. "Uh, what are you doing?"
"Quiet, she'll see us." Whiz whispers as he sticks his head over the table slightly.
"Oh right, you've got a crush on Adagio." Curly said in a joking song.
"I do not have a crush on her. I simply find being around her an enjoyable experience."
"Yeah, that's kind of what a crush is." Curly says as the two watched as Adagio finished and paid for her drink then departs. After she leaves Whiz sat up in his seat before slamming his head against the table. "Boy you've got it bad."
"I don't know what to do. I can't just talk to her. All I know is math and science. She'll think I'm a total loser."
"As your friend, I can't say I disagree."
"Thanks a lot." Whiz says, his voice muffled as he's still face down on the table. "What am I gonna do?"
"Hello lads. Sorry but I couldn't help but overhear." The two are surprised as the orange mohawked Crimson Napalm, sporting a pair of sunglasses, took a seat at their table, putting a friendly arm around Whiz Kid. "So you're having a bit of girl problems eh? Well no need to worry pal. I've got the solution."
"Woah woah woah. Hold on a minute." The three turn as Cherry Crash approaches. Along with her are the rest of her bandmates, Mystery Mint, Valhallen and Thunderbass. "He's the last person you should take advice from." She says as the others pull up chairs to join them, Cherry herself sitting reverse in the chair as she rests her arms on the back.
"And why is that?" Crimson asks.
"Word on the street is that Aria dumped you." Thunderbass says smuggly.
"No, we just had a...missunderstanding."
Mystery Mint sighs as she responds. "What did you do?"
"Nothing. Aria asked me to help her train. Then she asked me if I thought she looked alright in her workouts."
The group look over, all eyes glued to him as Cherry speaks. "What...exactly...did you say?"
"All I said is that she could probably lose a couple of pounds." His response causes half of them to almost fall out of their seats. "What?"
"Lesson number one: Never tell a girl she needs to lose weight." Mint says her hand on her head.
"Even we know that." Thunderbass says. "Right Val." The bands drummer nods silently in agreement.
"That might explain why she insisted on a ten round sparring session afterward." He removes the sunglasses, revealing two black eyes.
"You think?" Cherry says sarcastically, gesturing to him. "Anyway this isn't about you it's about helping out Whiz here. You already crashed and burned. We're not letting you help him make an encore performance."
"But I don't know what to do. I'm new to this love thing, it just doesn't add up." Whiz admits, placing his head on the table again.
"Fortunately for you we have just the thing. It's no secret that girls love musicians. And lucky for you not only is she a music lover but you also have the greatest rock band in Canterlot High on your side." Thunderbass explains.
"I thought that was Flash Drive." Curly comments as the band members look at each other in slight embarrassment.
"Beside the point. We'll still help you. All you need to do is show Adagio that you have a bit of musical talent as well and she won't be able to resist you."
"And nothings better than a midnight serenade. We'll make sure she has a performance she'll never forget." Mint says as Whiz's spirits begin to lift.
"Oh me, oh my. Did these ears hear the word performance utter from thine lips." Watermelody says, spinning fancifully toward them.
"Yes." The group says slightly annoyed by the girl.
"What an enjoyable romp this is sure to be. Wouldst thou allow me to accompany thee. Mine insights couldst be most helpful. I would be ever so grateful."
The group huddle up for a moment. "What should we do?" Thunderbass asks.
"Well since I'm pretty sure this will all end in tears so I'll catch you guys later. That and I've got a sports team meeting. So good luck." Curly says as he walks out of the diner.
"Let's just say yes and let her help. Hopefully she'll cut down on the old timey talk." Crash says as they turn to the drama girl with the red beret. "Alright, you're in."
"Oh joyous of days. Thou can rest most assured thou shall not be dissapointed." She happily takes her leave as well.
"And here's your sign of things to come." Mint says as the group set out to make preparations.
That night the band meet up at the Apple family farmhouse and begin setting up. Crimson Napalm helps the group unload their instruments then sits back as they get ready. "Aren't you going to get your instrument ready too?" Whiz asks.
"Oh I don't play." The mohawk kid says simply.
"But I thought you were in the band."
"I'm more like a stage hand. I help set up the instruments. I also do the pyrotechnics when they need it. Anyway, you better get up there. They'll be ready soon." As Whiz heads over to talk to Cherry Crash, Mystery Mint approaches Napalm.
"Okay, spit it out. What's your angle?"
"Angle? I'm just trying to help a friend with relationship problems."
Mint gives a raised eyebrow, not at all convinced. "Uh huh. And the fact that Aria lives in the same house."
"Coincidence?" He says with a forced smile, shrugging his shoulders.
"So you're not just helping yourself?"
"No, I'm helping him to help me." He stops to think for a moment. "I'm helping Whiz so I can help myself to Aria. Wait, that's worse."
Mint rolls her eyes. "Just make sure you don't mess anything up." She heads over to finish helping the others. A few minutes later Watermelody arrives with a stake of papers in her hand.
"Greetings my friends." The drama student happily makes her way over to Whiz Kid and hands him some of the papers.
"Uh thanks. What is it?" He asks, holding the papers.
"Simply the magnificent, elequent works that will win you the heart of the fair maiden."
"What?"
"She wrote a song for you to sing." Napalm says casually as Whiz begins to look over it.
"Wow, you've managed to capture all of my interests and incorporate them all into a song that perfectly expresses how I feel about her. Amazing!"
"A multi talented individual I can be. Able to discern the hearts and minds of my peers. Now go, and let fair Adagio know what is inside of you." Whiz takes her words to heart and heads over to the others as Watermelody turns to Crimson Napalm. "Not to worry my friend. I did not forget the works you requested as well."
"Thanks. Now all I have to do is get the others to help me perform it."
"With that I wish thee the best of luck." As Napalm moves to join the others the girl pulls out a small skull. "Yes Yorick, we really didn't know him all that well."
After everything is set up, the group look up at a window with the lights on, a figure moving about inside. "That's Adagio, I'm sure of it." Whiz says as the others get ready. Meanwhile, Crimson Napalm has gotten into the back of Vallhallen's van and retrieved a ladder.
"Okay when you're ready, me and Mystery here will give you back up vocals. Val here is on the drums and Thunderbass has got the strings." Cherry says as Whiz Kid gives the nod that he's ready to start.
Inside the Apple family home, Applejack is in the kitchen getting a late night glass of water. She heads back upstairs and after checking on Apple Bloom, heads back to her room. All of a sudden she is bombarded by the sounds of music and singing coming from outside. "What in tarnation?" She quickly checks on her sister who is still sleeping, stirring slightly. Applejack opens the window, looking out to see the band playing. "Knock off that racket!"
She grabs a can of soup and tosses it at them as the music promptly stops. The farm girl walks away, smiling proudly as the can flies back into the window, hitting her in the back of the knee and causing her to fall. Grabbing the can she looks at a note attached to it. “We prefer chicken noodle.” "Alright, no more Miss nice cowgirl."
As the band continues to play, they are surprised to find that Whiz has a pretty good singing voice. Watermelody, standing back a short ways, notices Applejack unravelling the water hose in an attempt to put a stop to the music. "A performance so splendid shall not be rained out. Come Yorick." The girl makes her way around Applejack and makes the proper adjustments.
Having pulled the head out toward the band, Applejack untwists the nozzle only to find that flow has been stopped. She quickly drops the hose and follows it to the source, a plastic skull with the jaws clamped on the middle. The farm girl picks it up and removes the obstruction, unknowingly allowing the drama stuent, who now wields the head, to hose her down instead. The built up force knocks Applejack into the side of the house and sends the prop back into Watermelody's hand.
"The king himself couldst not have done better." She looks over to find that the other girl has shut the water off completely. "And alas, it is time to exit stage right." She dashes off as Applejack returns her attention to the still playing band.
"Uh guys. I think we should take five." Thunderbass says as they quickly stop and flee from the none too pleased Apple who pursues them with a broom. She stops, giving a sharp whistle as Winona rushes from the house. With the dog taking the lead, the two chase the group around the Apple family home several times. They stop once they hear singing coming from the roof. The group look up to see Crimson Napalm who, having used the ladder has made his way to the top of the house and sings his own song.
Applejack stops chasing the others and calls Winona back. "Sic'em girl." The dog, with amazing speed runs up the ladder and onto the roof after the rocker. The boy runs around before jumping down into a cart full of hay, only for Winona to copy him as she gives chase, continuing to pursue him down the street.
"Thank you Napalm." Cherry says as she and the others ambush the distracted Applejack and, having tied her up, help Whiz Kid finish his song. As they conclude the others congratulate him on his excellent effort. Suddenly the window begins to open, Whiz Kid's eyes light up as he can't wait to hear the praise from Adagio. His bright smile turns to disbelief however as Granny Smith, clad in a bathrobe, leans out.
"I appreciate the atmosphere, but don't you know it's a school night?" She says politely before closing the window.
Whiz, still reeling from the shock, can't bring himself to form words. The others minus Watermelody and Crimson Napalm come to his side to reassure him. "Well that could have gone better." He says simply.
"Yeah but it could have been worse too." Mystery Mint says. Unknown to any of them, Applejack has freed herself and gotten behind them again. They turn around only to be hit by her with a broom.
The Next Morning
"Really got to apologize for all that. If I'd known that's what ya'll were doing I wouldn't have hit ya. I mean I probably would have still done it, but I would have understood." Applejack says as she treats the battered group to breakfast, each of them sporting a black eye, with the excetpion of Vallhallen, whom they can't be certain because of his hair.
"Don't worry about it AJ." Cherry says. "If someone was making noise around my house at that time of night I would done...well not that extreme but something." Just then Napalm enters, Winona pulling on the back of his jeans.
"I brought your dog back." He says despondantly as Applejack calls her off and he joins the others at the table. He looks over at the others, heavy bags under his eyes like the others, and helps himself to Mint's food. The group soon depart, exhausted from the nights events and finish loading the equipment back into the van. "So your advice, so much better then mine huh?"
"Well what was all that on the roof then it it was such a bad idea?" Mint defends.
"It's okay you guys I guess I'll just have to make peace with the fact that Adagio will never know I exist." Whiz says sadly. Before he heads off he is surprised as Adagio Dazzle calls out from the house and makes her way over. He is once again at a lose for words.
"I heard what you did last night and I have to say I'm flattered. It's just a shame I'm such a heavy sleeper. But I'd love to jam with you sometime. Maybe a duet or something?" She kisses him lightly on the cheek before heading back to the house. Whiz Kid loses all feeling in his legs and tumbles over onto the grass.
"Hey, you alright?" Thunderbass inquires as the techie can only mutter. As they watch him, Curly comes by on his early morning jog.
"Hey buddy. So, how'd it go?" He asks looking down at his friend, who has a huge smile on his face. "That good huh? Well, see you guys at school." He says before continuing on. A phone begins to ring as Crimson Napalm pulls it out of his pocket and answers.
"Yo. Hey Aria, I was just...you did? Yeah that was me. You do? You will? That's great. Yeah I'll see you then. Okay, bye." He hangs up the phone then turns his attention to the others. "Aria says we're back together as long as I never do anything like that ever again."
"Well mission accomplished I guess. Go team." The group put their hands in and raise them slightly, only to fall backwards out of exhaustion and join Whiz Kid on the ground.
Watching from a short distance away, Watermelody watches from atop a hill, holding the plastic skull in her hand. "Ya done good Melody. Ya done good," She said as she chattered the skull. "Oh and you too Yorick."