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Gotta Play Jazz Music For Once...

You are Jazzy Sax, and you've only been in Ponyville for two days.

You sigh, and you look at your instrument. It was a Saxaphone, or Sax. You pick it up, and polish it. You look ahead, and your next to the Train Station. "Ticket, please." The Conductor asked.

You hand him your ticket, and he bids you farewell. You enter, sit, and just look up at the ceiling. To be honest, this was your first performance. You don't know what it feels like to play on stage. Well...in Canterlot, at the least. High quality unicorns, who literally take notes on your actions. You played dozens, and their the reason your going to Canterlot, but a few ponies take serious actions on you. "Um...excuse me?" You hear.

You look to your left and see a mare. She's a light, cyan blue pony with an ocean blue hair and mane. Her cutie mark was a fish, and she looked very curious. "Are you...Jazzy?" She asked.

You fix your bow tie, and you sit up. "Yes...why?" You answer properly. You want to speak normal, but you can't tell since she's just an earth pony. Their normal like you, an earth pony, but you must be proper. "I-I loved your music. You played at Fillydelphia, right?" She asked.

"Yes." You answer again. She smiles and sits beside you.

"You were my idol when I was a filly," She said. You couldn't tell if that was offensive, since she just called you old, or be flattered Because of the worship. "I play piano. But since I was an earth pony, ponies would make fun of me. They said I couldn't do it. But since your slow, and swinging music made me feel like I could do it, I finally got my cutie mark, and...you made me happy."

You smile, not because she can play piano, but she believed in you. She believed in you and thought she can pursue herself. And it worked. "Well...I do need a piano player." You mention. She squeals in delight and she quickly say, "Oh oh! CanIcanIcanIcanIcanIcanIcanIcanIcan-?"

"Alright, alright. Just...please don't do that again." You beg. She cheers and hugs you. "Thank you so much! Oh! Do you need a drummer?" She asks.

"I don't need to go down that road yet, but...yeah." You say.

"I know a guy named Beat Catcher! Maybe we could-!"

"Please...just...not now." You cover her mouth and begged. She nods and the train finally stops. "Canterlot! Please exit if this is your stop." You hear.

"Guess this is my-uh...our stop." You say. She smiles, but you realize, you didn't quite catch her name. "By the way, what's your name?" You ask.

"Key Chains. I make beautiful 'chains' of music!" She joked...but it didn't make you quite laugh...just made it awkward. You give a awkward laugh anyway and walked to the back of the restraunt, that only ponies with reservations can get in. You look to see a huge pony guarding the door, nodding when a pony is acceptable. You get in line as you carry your Sax with a smile. "Ever played in Canterlot before?" Key Chains asked.

"Uh...no...not really." You admit.

"What?! You've never played the Sax in Canterlot before?" Key chains asked.

"Well...no. My music is for people to release their inner peace, and to let them...'swing' like no tommorow." You say with a smirk.

"Swing? Hah! I doubt that." You hear. A pony in front of you turns and looks at you.

"And who are you?" Key Chains asked.

"My name's Octavia, and nopony will be...'swinging' here tonight." the gray mare says. The gray mare wore a pink bow tie, and she was an earth pony. Her cutie mark was a clef, her hair and mane is chocolate black, and she had the eyes of a serious unicorn. "My music is to harness the power and to grab's my crowds...out of their seats. But...'swinging'? Unlikely."

"Now wait just a minute! Jazzy's songs are amazing enough to bring ponies out of their seats!" Key Chains interrupted. Octavia just giggled.

"I would love to see that happen." Octavia said. You were finally next as Octavia went in, and the pony looked down at you. "Name?" He asked.

"Jazzy Sax." You say. It takes a few moments as he checked the list, then he nods. "Performing the good stuff, eh?" He asked.

"Yeah." You say.

"Wait...wait wait wait wait! Don't start the music, without me. I...love...your...music. How you say? It got me 'swinging'! Heck, you even got my wife swinging!" He says.

"I'll do my best." You say with a smirk. He nods and let's you both in. You gear up your Sax, as you watch Octavia play on her...cello.

(You can finish the song if you like)

You have to admit, you were really impressed. Like...really...really...impressed. She calmly strokes each key...and you can feel your body just...you couldn't tell. It was a mixture feeling in you. Even know she's playing all by her self with whoever her friends were, solo~was it? It was a mixture of surprise, mysterious, and...you couldn't figure out that last feeling, it was just...there. The crowd stopped what they were doing and stared. It looks like they were eating. It appears your in a restraunt. When she finishes, she walks over to you with a smirk. "Top that...newbie." Octavia said.

You give a small chuckle as you grab your Sax. "I will." You reply. She trots out of your way as Key Chains prepared the drum set for another pony. Once she jumps on her piano, she nods and you ready the Sax.

You can see the ponies just...tap their hoofs. Of course, you had to start slow, make sure you get even the most ignorance pony their is. You see a few bobbing their heads, some even clapping to the beat. It's not like this happened before: Play good or go home. And you were just, swinging that Sax. When you got the beat down, you just make up some stuff to 'wow' the crowd, and it worked succesfully. You nod to Key Chains as she performs a little piano solo, and you feel into the beat.

By this time, you got mostly everypony swinging. Some dancing in their seats while eating.

(You can finish the song if you like)

When you stopped, the ponies cheered. Maybe the cello was played a little to much in Canterlot, maybe that's why Octavia didn't earn any cheers. But she did play pretty well. You take Sax with you and head towards Octavia, not one smile appeared. "So...?" You asked.

"You did...okay...for a newbie. Not like they wanted another song." Octavia said.

You shrug, but the pony from outside came in and head towards you. "Hey...hm...how do I say this? The ponies want you back." He said.

"You serious?" You asked.

"It's the first time they ever seen somepony play the Saxaphone before. Even on stage too. It's rare to find somepony who plays Saxaphone in the streets." He says. The ponies outside kept cheering your name, and your body just urged to run on stage and play another song. But you took over that urge and you smile. "I...guess I'll go again." You say.

Key Chains, out of nowhere, starts hugging you with a squeal. "Yay! We can go one more time! This is so awesome!" She says.

"Yeah, but this song, is a master piece. You have to be really...really good." You say.

"I have played Mozarts music on piano." Key Chains said cocky.

"That was you? That was really amazing then."

"Thanks. But what is the music?"

"Kobayashi Kaori."

"Are...you...serious? That's the hardest Sax player ever made!"

"And that's why we're gonna perform it." You say as you grab your Sax. You get on stage again, leaving Octavia a little surprised. Once she get's on the piano and the drummer fixes the his set, you close your eyes, and Key Chains starts to play.

You can just feel the beat, and before you can even play, ponies start cheering for you. You couldn't help but smirk as you ready the Sax. Once you play, ponies are in 'aww' from the amazement. And you can see most of the ponies just...dance. Some, the most sophisticated ponies there, were swinging like tommorow.

(You can finish the song if you like.)

When you finished, you head over to Octavia who still wouldn't show a smile. But you couldn't help but stare at the eyes. Somehow...they just made you feel...weird. But you got over it and she looks at you with a stern face. "I'm not sure if your worth my time." Octavia said.

"Maybe your just a little jelly that I got an encore." You say with a smirk. She looks at you angrily touching snout to snout. "I have you know that I had thousands of encores! This is just your first." She said.

This actually wasn't a lie. This is the first time you had an encore...ever. The only reason why it's your first is because your usually busy with work. But...it was kinda cool. You just smirk and decide to tease her. "Hm...the feisty one, eh?" You ask. "You know...we may only have met, and your touching my snout, it looks like you...have a crush on me."

Octavia's cheeks burned in either embarrassment or in anger, but she was definitely blushing. "Me? HAH!! It seems, Mr. Sax, that you are the one that has a crush on...muah." She said, turning around and ready to leave.

"I doubt it. But we can go out and maybe get to know each other...just in case we meet again." You mention. Octavia looks at you sternly, then looks at the door. "7:00 PM...sharp. Ponyville...308 Hoofstreet." She says. You watch her leave with her cello as you pack up your Sax. Key Chains comes in with a huge smile. "We did it! I think we hit the jackpot!" Key Chains says.

You pack up the Sax and got ready to head out side. "Wait! W-where are you going?" Key Chains asked. Just as you open the door, you had one thing to say before you left.

"Swing, Tavi, Swing."

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