30-I Think I Feel a Song Coming On
So, Celestia wants to become besties.
Hmm...
I'm not quite sure what to think about all of that, honestly. I spent the entire train ride home pondering the notion, but I'm no closer to thinking up what to do with that information now than I was when we left.
I sigh and put my house key down on the table while Oswald flies over to land on the headboard of my bed. At least he has a good relationship with Celestia's bird. They always fly off to do... some phoenix things when Celestia comes to town and we run into each other.
But a legitimate, true friendship with Celestia after all these years and all that she has done to me? I mean, I've long since forgiven her for tearing me from Earth. Ten years is far too long to hold that grudge. Besides, I've had some amazing things happen to me here on this planet, first and foremost, obviously, being my upcoming marriage to Cheerilee. I walk over to a calendar that I have next to my bed that has each passed day marked off in red marker.
Only one hundred and six days to go.
I'm looking forward to my date to talk about wedding plans, and she should be here any minute, but I can't shake the whole Celestia thing. Well, Cheerilee will no doubt want to hear about it. I still think it's a big headache, to be honest.
Wait...
Uh...
I know this feeling.
I have a feeling welling up in my chest that gets worse every time I think about Celestia. It's one that I've felt a few times before. My first exposure to it was at that fateful Grand Galloping Gala. It's...
The Magic of Music.
The feeling is like a ball in my chest, and to my horror it begins pushing itself up my throat as the background music begins playing. I glare at the ceiling and stomp my foot on the ground.
"No, we're not doing this! We're not doing this, and especially not about Celestia!" I stomp my foot again and Oswald looks over at me with mild interest, but the feeling intensifies, as does the background incident. It doesn't feel like a villain song either, so I don't think that I'll be plotting to take over Equestria anytime soon to rule as a dark king with Cheerilee by my side. Pity.
I hate this. I really do. It's about to start and I can't do anything about it. I... just...
Dammit.
"Oh Celestia, what you do to me!
You cause bafflement, don't you see?
I was happy at home! Life was so divine!
Then you thought 'Friends? TD will be mine!'
Oh Celestia, you are so cruel to me!"
I am really not doing this. The Magic of Music may have taken total control of me, but I'm going to go down kicking and screaming. The classical background music swells as I feel another verse coming on. Not going to happen. My mouth is forced open to sing, but I shove my fist in. I'm not singing about my feelings.
"Ug Cuerehia! Ih eh o ruh ee!
Nug fin ugh ri Chihee!
lh is oh uhih ohih, I in i ur aulh!
Hen ill ih ee oh ruh oooh?"
I don't even want to know what I was supposed to be singing there. I really don't care. Now, it's not like I have a bad voice. Far from it; I was in choir in high school, but this was something else entirely. Singing about Celestia while classical strings played in the background was just too much for me. Oswald is looking at me like I've absolutely lost my mind, and when Oswald is looking at you like that, you know that something has gone wrong somewhere. I mean, he doesn't question me, but I imagine that he is kind of considering calling the ponies in white coats right about now.
I have to sing four more accursed verses of whatever wretched prose the universe has deemed that I should sing before I hear a loud knocking on my door. Instantly I feel the Magic's hold over me die, and I shoot to my feet, a large smile on my face. I open the door to my home and see Cheerilee on the other side. However, instead of the smile of hers that I love so much, she is instead frowning, and her eyes are full of concern.
"Are you okay, TD? I was going to knock, but then I heard what sounded like choking coming from inside your house." She raises an eyebrow and tilts her head. "Are you sick?"
I sigh and chuckle, though it has no humor behind it. "No. It's silly, really. It's just that the Magic of Music took hold for a little bit and I... fought back."
"Ah." All look of worry washes off of Cheerilee's face, and I step aside to let her walk in. "That makes sense, I suppose. So what were you singing about?"
"Well, my talk with Celestia was interesting." I walk her over to my dining room table and we both sit down. "Basically she wants to be friends, and is willing to put a lot more effort into that happening. She's even accepted the offer to officiate our wedding."
Cheerilee's eyes light up, and she put a hoof on my arm. "TD, that's great! Not everypony gets the honor of being good friends with Princess Celestia herself! If she wants to make it up to you, why wouldn't you want that too?"
I grunt and shrug. "I don't know, and that's what's bugging me. I don't know what to think about it. Given everything that has happened between Celestia and I over the past ten years, I don't know what to do about that kind of offer. I mean, I don't want to hate anybody, but I'm just wary of Celestia, that's all." I sigh and thunk my head on the table. "That's what I was singing about. I had inner emotional conflict that I didn't know what to do with, I guess."
"Interesting." A wry smile crosses Cheerilee's face. "So, is the song over? Can we get to our wedding planning now, or are you just in the middle of the break, and I get to hear what a lovely singing voice you have?"
I snort and roll my eyes. "I hope it's over. It wasn't a long song, but I'm not singing about my feelings towards Celestia. I'll talk about how much they frustrate me, but I'm not singing about them." I sigh and rub my temples. "It's just irritating, not being in control about things like when I can or cannot sing about my feelings."
Cheerilee chuckles and wraps her forelegs around my forearm. "Well, I still think you're manly, even if you are forced to sing about your feelings." Cheerilee nuzzles my shoulder, and I smile down at her and run my fingers through her mane. "So what did you talk about specifically?"
"Well..." I lean back in my chair and rest my head on the back. "What I got is that she wants to be my friend because I treat her like Celestia the pony, not Celestia the princess. I don't just bow and grovel at her hooves whenever she walks into a room, I nod at her and continue drinking. She's not some aloof figure to me, she's just... Celestia, and she cherishes that."
"Interesting." A glower crosses Cheerilee's face, and she releases her grip on my forearm, and instead wraps my whole upper half in a crushing hug. "Well, she's not getting you! You're mine! She can go pull some other poor sucker from some poor other dimension if she wants her own pet human, but you're my fiance, and she's not going to take you away from me!" Cheerilee grins and nuzzles into my chest, letting out a contented sigh as she does. "So there."
I copy her grin and try to nuzzle her the way that ponies do. She giggles and rubs my chest with the tip of her hoof as I continue running my fingers through her mane.
"So what are you going to do about Princess Celestia?" she asks after a few moments. "Are you going to try to become better friends with her?"
My smile fades, and I can't help but replay the event in the castle in my mind. I mean, yeah, I don't want to hold a grudge against Celestia forever, but on the other, I think that a friendship with her would just be... weird. I mean, considering our history, we're not exactly friendship material, despite what Twilight and her buddies would say. She is officiating my wedding, but that's just a step towards repairing our relationship, not furthering it. To me we have a long way to go before we get to the stage where we can be called friends. In the ends I settle for a shrug.
"I'm not sure. I can guess that Celestia probably won't want to give up, and I'm not sure how to feel about that either. Do I accept her friendship, or do I just let things happen the way I want them to happen? What do I want to happen? I'm so confused and I don't... uh..." I blink once as I feel something familiar well up in my chest. "Uh-oh."
Cheerilee frowns and tilts her head. "What? What's the matter."
I shoot to my feet and hold out my hand as if to forestall the advance of some invisible force that's about to overcome me. I glare at the... nothing around me and shout at the ceiling.
"I'm not doing it, you hear?! I'm not duh..." My voice cracks, "I'm not doing it in front of my fiancee!"
"Doing what?" Cheerilee slides off of her own chair and takes a tentative half step towards me. "TD, you're starting to scare me. Is something..." Her worried expression melts away and is replaced with a coy smile as it clicks in her mind. "Is the Magic of Music taking hold again, TD?"
I grind my teeth together, refusing to even acknowledge that with a nod. "I'm not going to do it!" The feeling is pushing itself up more. Any moment now I'm going to be forced to, and then I'll look like a ditz in front of my marefriend.
Cheerilee giggles and pokes my leg. "You know, TD, there's nothing wrong with it. Even stallions have it happen to them sometimes. It's just part of the natural order of things." She trots over to my bed and slides down on it, grinning like the Cheshire Cat the whole time. "You might as well just show me what a lovely singing voice you have."
"I... I absolutely refuse!" I sputter. "Not in this context, and not like this!"
"Oh come on, TD. Be a good sport!"
"I will not be a god spuh... I will not be a good spuh..." I snap my mouth shut as the music begins swelling up behind me. I know that Cheerilee can hear it, because she's looking all around her with that same grin on her face. Some unseen force is slowly forcing my mouth open, as it seems nature did not intend for anything to not sing when it freaking told them to sing.
I say it again: dammit.
I cannot understand, Celestia's game!
Her actions towards me, have been totally lame!
If I--
I'm not doing this! I shove my fist in my mouth yet again.
--guh muh nou buh,
nih nur hurr ruh oo.
I oh ik ereshia,
I uh cheehee!
And Cheerilee is loving every minute of this, of course. If I thought that she was smiling widely before, now she's having the time of her life. I'd tell her to get out and to let me suffer in peace but, well, fiancee. She's going to have to see me at my very lowest at times, so she might as well get used to it.
So I guess for now I just have to glower and bear it. It's not like I can go up to Celestia and say "I'll be your friend if you go into your secret room that I know you have and turn off the switch that makes me sing whenever the Magic of Music wants me to."
Though the thought of at least asking about it is sorely tempting.
But then, it's over. The stupid song is over. The feeling subsides, the muffled lyrics stop coming out of my mouth, and the background music fades into the distance. I take my fist out of my mouth, a suspicious expression not leaving my face.
But nothing comes up again. I think it's over.
I rub my temples and collapse on my bed, glancing up at Cheerilee, who is smirking down at me. After a few moments she giggles once and kisses my cheek.
"Sweetie, this is why I love you. Only you would be so concerned about your pride in this area, that you'd challenge the laws of reality to a duel out of sheer stubbornness." She lays down so that she can snuggle up closer to me, something that I have no problem with. I wrap my arm around her shoulders, and she lazily lays a foreleg across my chest. "And if I do say so, I think you came as close as you could have to actually winning."
"Always the silver linings with you isn't it?" I snark. She raises an eyebrow and looks up at me with a slight glare, but I give her a smile and gently ruffle her mane. "Just teasing. Love you, Cheers."
"I love you too, TD." She pauses for a beat. "And you have a lovely singing voice. I should hear it uncensored sometime."
Oh for Pete's sake.
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Evil King... Kind of overrated. Go with Evil Overlord, it's better.
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Otherwise, the chapter is as great as any other of your TD fics, though I wish it could be longer. Then again, sometimes it's hard to make a longer chapter and keep the flow right.
This was funny and sweet.
that's TD for ya, more stubborn then a mule
Imagine what will happen to TD's mind if he ever encounters his alternate universe self then. Possibly the mysterious phenomenon of spontaneous cranial explosion?
4227305 Don't insult the mules! Their stubbornness isnt a bad thing!
4227312 Perhaps more like a brain melt than spontaneous cranial explosions.
Come on, TD! Beat that damn singing magic bullshit! You're not a pony, so you shouldn't have to suffer from it!
That was beautiful.
Next fic: The Conquering of the Non-Brony.
Maybe its just me, but having date and today in this sentence sounds redundant. You could say "I'm looking forward to my date to talk about wedding plans" or "I'm looking forward to talk about wedding plans today"
Needs a space
me
You know, it would be funny if Celestia was trolling him to sing in front of Cherilee.
4227333 you win the internet sir
4227399 Do I win it back if I write it?
Makes you kinda wonder what you could've been.
I was pretty sure the 'magic of music' was limited to creatures BORN into it. But I digress, it was hilarious to read.
Also, HA, I knew that shipping would be done at some point.
TD, I am disappoint. The correct quote is, "There'll be no singing while I'm around!"
Mwahaha?
It'll be worth it to see this.
*is
4227417 The magic is in the land, not the people born into it. Even foreigners can get caught up in it.
4227411 yes, yes you do
that was awesome, TD is best brony XD
Redds is pretty good
4227438 I see that now, it just caught me by surprise.
I must have missed it in The Gala chapter from the first story.
4227447 TD is best... what?
Well...TD will probably start keeping a sock with him to cram in his mouth whenever the singing mood hits.
4227518
YOU HEARD ME! hahahaha!
Well that totally awesome
... I say that during TD's Bachelor Party the Magic of Music takes hold of him while he's drunk (so he doesn't think to stop it), and then he sings this:
Shit would be hilarious.
Good to see that these chapters are getting better, rather than worse (which is what I predicted :/ ) keep at it :3
4227339 It's not redundant at all. The word "date" is used not to mean time, but to mean a get-together with a significant other. Excluding the word "today" leaves the reader not knowing when the date is.
Wow you should combine...those things more often. That was one of your best and amusing chapters ever!
Welp, this is a new take on the Magic of Music thing. TD experiences it, and then punches it in the face in a bold rejection. I like it.
For TD's friendship with Celestia, I would say he should look at it like this: Yes, Celestia has done things that TD will never forget. Forgive? Yeah, sure, but never forget. As such, the friendship is NOT going to be sunshine and rainbows. And I think, in a sense, that's what Celestia acknowledges and wants. This kind of friendship is more about the mutual respect for each other's vastly different opinions and positions, but still willing to make clear their disagreements. Celestia pretty much says so herself when she mentions that TD views her not as a princess, but simply as a pony.
So yeah, this friendship wouldn't be all smiles and hugs, it would be that nod of respect and the willingness to confront your friend when you have an issue. Sort of like diplomats, I would argue.
the next time he gets the magic of music kicking in, it'd be pretty awesome if he twisted it to "uncle F***er" from the South Park Movie, just so he can screw the universe while it screws him.
at least, that's my opinion; that's what I'd do in his shoes.
Beware TD, use your fist to beat down the magic of music.. It might just punch you in the face in turn (probably on a Saturday morning too..). The MoM probably have a quota or something, escaping it will just make it less nice about it when it comes collecting.
NOW THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT! NOW DO A TRIPLE BACKFLIP AND FOOTBALL PUNT SPIKE AND I WILL GIVE YOU AN APOCALYPSE COOKIE
Okay, I gotta admit that a scene of TD trying to sing with his fist forced in his mouth is pretty funny.
This is a good chapter, and these comments have left me with the thought of TD somehow managing to actually beat down the Magic of Music to get it to leave him alone...
These kind of things are why I love this story Cx
4227312 ...I now want to see that happen. I don't know how BronyWriter would do it, but dang it, I want him to do it.
4227447 No TD is best broling.
4227277
*Evil Ogrelord
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4228661 There are limits in Evil...
What chapter in the series was it where TD was singing Hellfire again?
4228861 One of the deleted scenes in the original.
4228866 Found it. December 2 years ago. Damn, you've writing this for almost 2 years now.
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/53317/17/no-i-am-not-a-brony-get-me-outta-equestria/non-canon-deleted-scene-hellfire
I almost want to see TD forced to sing a song of rage against Discord.
Speaking of Discord, I've been wondering if he will show up at TD and Cheerilee's wedding. If so, what kind of wedding gift would he give them? Heck, I'm willing to bet that there are a lot of characters who would give them really hilarious wedding gifts.
4229249 Oh, I have very definitive plans for Discord's wedding gift to them.
Everybody sing, everybody dance;
Lose yourself in wild romance.
Feel it in your heart and feel it in your soul;
Let the music take control.
All night long, TD.
4230520 I absolutely refuse.
4230527 *Lionelle Richie shows up and beats TD into submission*
4230630 *BronyWriter gets a new idea for a fic about BronyWriter winning a fight against Lionel Richie, thereby making Cheerilee even more attracted to him.*
Is it any good? I've been considering picking up some, in contrast to the Crispin Stagger Lee and Samuel Smith's Organic I usually pick up for myself, and the Guinness I have stocked for company, (APPLE BEER FTW). Good stuff, considering I picked it from a list from about 2 years ago, still one of my better decisions. But I've recently been seeing the Redd's Apple Ale on the Market shelves, and from what I've heard, it's a toss up between either you like it, or you don't.
4230812 It's good for a Friday night of relaxing. You're not blasted by an apple taste, but it's definitely there. I'll be trying the strawberry one next. But, if I had four bottles of it (going through my fifth now) it's passable at least.
4230671 Lionelle Richie summons the power of the 80's! Then the 90's join in the fray!
It becomes...
Then pony radiation mutates it into...
And then everypony is utterly bewildered.