Tune of A Tortured Heart

by Blitz Stratus

Faithfull Keys

Treblen had just slipped out of a upper story window when he heard the doors click open.

From Terblen's point of view there seemed to be about ten to twenty ponies now searching

the hall as he looked down at them through the window.

"Tavi are you sure you heard somepony in here?" The white unicorn asked as she looked

around on the stage.

"Yes Vinyl dear, I am quite certain that I heard somepony playing in here." The gray mare

answered as she joined the unicorn on the wooden stage.

"Well i'm not seeing them." The unicorn said going back to looking around the stage.

"Well that was fun but I still feel horrorable." Treblen said with a sigh as he took off, quickly

getting above the clouds so he wouldn't be spotted. "Now where to go next?" He wondered

to himself as he silentily soared over Ponyville. He just dipped below the clouds when his

stomach growled.

"Well looks like finding someplace to eat is a good idea." He said with a quiet laugh. "Oh where,

oh where, oh where to go." He humed as he scanned the town for a place to grab a bite.

Then a smell whafted into his nose. "Mmmm thats a good place." He said as he began to decend

to the outskerts of ponyville following the delicous smell.

Treblen silentily landed on top of a house, peeking over the roof peek to see were the smell was

coming from."Ahhh, The Lucky Clover. Sounds good enough to me." Treblen said to himself as

he quickly slide his wings off and placed them in his bags making sure they were hinden.

"Well lets go eat." He said as he bounded off the roof and made his way to the building.

As he grew closer to the door Treblen began to hear voices chating and relaxing gaelic music playing

in the background. "Well looks like it's a pub." He said to himself as he hopped up the well lit stairs to

reach the swinging double doors as they sat between two massive rough hued logs. As he pushed the

doors open he was greeted by the sweet oder of ale and home cooked food, along with a pleasent hum

of chating patrons.

Treblen took in the sight of the Lucky Clover pub as he stepped through the doors. The bottem floor

was one large room most of the space occupied by long sturdy oak tables with benchs running on

either side. Oil lamps were burning, casting a warm glow around the place as they hung from the wall

and as they sat on a couple of the tables. There was the distinct, homey scent of wood smoke in the

air coming from the large stone fireplace off to the side. But there was a wide open space in the back

middle for performers and dancing dispite all the tables, and there was even a stage for musicans

against the far wall of the room.

"Welcome stranger." A raspy voice called Treblens attention to the bar counter. "What can I help ye with?"

The grass green stallion asked as he dryed a beer mug.

"Well how about what ever that delicous smell is my good sir." Terblen said as he pulled himself up

a stool.

"Hey Lillie, one bowl of todays special." He shouted back behind him.

"Anything else I can get you?" The stallion asked turning back to Treblen.

"Well just a...."

CRASH! "YOU LIMY BUCK!" CRASH! "WELL BUCK YOU TOO YOU YELLOW.." CRASH!

"Sigh. Hold on I got take care of this." The stallion said as he jumped over the counter and charged

the now bloody colts.

Treblen just watched as the stallion slam one of the colts in the chest with a massive punch while

hoisting the other off his hooves. "Wow and I though that red colt that works at that apple orchard

was big." He thought to himself as the stallion choke slamed the colt he was holding into the

rosewood floorboards.

"I swear we need to get to somepony in here to act as security." A sliky voice said behind him

with a sigh.

"What? This kind of stuff happens a lot?" He asked as he spun around.

"Well no it's I just don't like seeing my father put himself in harms way thats all." The soft yellow

mare said with a sigh as her short pink mane fell in front of her eyes.

"I can under stand that." Treblen said with a shrug.

"But anyway here's your soup sir." She said as she set the bowl down on the counter making

a soft thud.

"Call me Treblen, uh Lillie was it. Sir makes me feel so old."

"How about Treby?" She asked giving him a wink.

"Oh I don't think your father would allow that." Treblen chuckled.

"What wouldn't I allow?" The green stallion asked as he trotted back over to the bar.

"Oh I was just asking your daughter if you would tell whats the recipe for this magnificent

stew sir."

"Ha ha ha, Your right I wouldn't tell, its a family secret." He said with a hardy laugh.

"Well it was worth a try." Treblen said with a grin.

"And it was a good one, but old Lucky Shamrock doesn't give up recipes that easily." He chuckled

as he wiped some blood out of his red scruffy beard. "So what was it you whated lad?"

"Well I was going to say a pint of mead but Lucky if you would, it would be an honor to buy you

a drink." Treblen said, he hadn't been expecting dinner and a show.

"Ha ha ha, lad I like you." Lucky chuckled as he poured him and Treblen a stine of mead.

Treblen lifted his mug and at first sipped the brew, testing its flavor. It was sweet tasting but

wasn't overpowering and it carried a earthy body as he took a long swig from his mug.

"Pretty good huh?" Lucky asked nudging Treblen.

"Don't know? Let me finish it first." Treblen said as he gluped the stine empty. "I would have to agree

with you sir." He said gleefully, setting his empty mug back onto the counter.

"Just brought it out of the cellar this morning." Lucky said with a smile as he took another swig from

his own mug.

"And let me guess this recipe you won't tell me either."

"You would be right lad, but I admire the persitance." Lucky said lightly jabing Treblen in the side.

"So lad what brings you to my pub?" Lucky inquired.

"Oh reason's and stuff." Treblen said waving his hoof. "Why do you ask?"

"Well lad, you don't seem like the pony who drowns his swore in ale." Lucky said as he placed his

mug onto the counter.

"Your right I'm not. I'm just here to eat something."

"Sorry I thought you were?"

"Apology accepted." Treblen said finishing off his stew. "By the way may I ask who was playing earlier?"

"Oh that was a record." Lucky said pointing to the stage. "There's a hidden stereo in the wall over

there." He mumbled as he trotted back behind the counter and refilled his and Treblen's stine's.

"What you don't have musicians play here?" Treblen asked catching his stine as Lucky slid it down

at him.

"No I normally have a troop in here, but their lead is sick so their not able to play."

"Are they here?"

"Ai. Over by the stage." Lucky said pointing to a back booth where two colts sat casually chating.

"Hold a minute, I'll be right back." Treblen said picking up his violin.

Treblen trotted over the table where the two were sitting. As he drew closer one jumped up to meet

him while the other just snorted in disapproval.

"Hi nice to meet you." The poplar maned colt said shaking Treblen's hoof.

"Like wise." Treblen replied with a smile.

"What do you want." The still sitting colt demanded.

Treblen didn't even answer him as he continued to talk with poplar maned colt. "Your the troop

Lucky was talking about?"

"Yeah, but right now where just a duo." He said with a sigh. "My brother Hymn is under the

weather and is resting upstairs."

"You stay here?"

"Well yeah its good employment and between you and me Luckys daughter is good reason to

stick around." He said with a grin as he whispered the last bit of his sentence.

"Yeah I would have to agree with you on that one...."

"Oh its Arco. Arco Crescendo at your service."

"Nice to meet you Arco." Treblen said shaking Arco's hoof. "Treblen Cleft at the ready." He said

giving a little bow.

"So what is it you wanted Treblen?" Arco asked as he pushed some of his mane out of his

ghostly gray eyes.

"Well I wanted to know if you would play a little tune with me?"

"No we won't so your wasting your time." The sitting colt interjected.

"Thorn shut the hay up he wasn't asking you." Arco replied.

"You will not talk to me like that to me you welp."

"Let me guess your from Canterlot arn't you?" Treblen said, mischief glinting in his eyes.

"You got a problem with that foal."

"No, but that does explain your attitude."

"And what do you mean by that?" Thorn questioned as his grip tightened around his mug.

"Oh nothing." Treblen said turning away from Thorn. "It just nopony else has their head

shoved that far up their arse."

Treblen shifted his head out of the way as a beer mug rocketed passed his skull. In a blink

he grabed hold of it and spun around as he threw it back at Thorn. There was a loud crack

as Thorn's mug slammed into his head knocking him to the floor.

"Oh so close, but sad to say you've been bested Thorn." Treblen said with a bow.

Arco looked from Treblen, to his unconscious band mate, and began to laugh. "Oh Celestia

this is good. I've been wanting to do that for years." He laughed, holding his sides.

"Glade I could help."

"Hold on I got to tell my brother this." He said as he bolted up to the stairs and shot up as a

walnut colored blur.

From where Treblen was standing he couldn't make out what Arco was saying but what he did

hear was somepony jump to their hooves and gallop out of a room, slaming the door behind

them. Treblen watched as a smoke silver maned unicorn slided down the railing and launch

himself at Treblen.

"Oh thank you." The unicorn said as he stopped just before Treblen. " I was hoping one day some

pony would knock Thorn for a loop."

"I thought you were sick?"

"Oh I was but I feel much better now." He said then cough. "Well I guess im a little bit sick."

"Hopefully not to sick to play I hope."

"I'm never to sick to play." Hymn said as he tied his hair back from his eyes. "Shall we get started?"

He asked as he made his way to the stage.

"So what will we be playing Treblen?" Arco asked as he sat behind his four wooden drums and

picked up his bagpipes.

"Well guessing by the venu I would say.... how about some Gaelic Storm?"

"Ooooo this is going to be fun. We might get to see Lucky dance." Hymn laughed as he tuned

his guitar.

"Now that would be a fun sight to see." Treblen said as he placed his violin under his chin.

"Ok colts, an one, an two, an one two three." Treblen hummed as Arco and Hymn began to play.

He had always whated to play like this, being part of a troop. Treblen slide his bow across the

violins strings causing many of the taverns patorns to look over at the three. Energy seemed to

flow from his body as he continued to play as many ponys began to clap and stomp their hooves

to the uplifting tune. He noticed none of this though as his hooves danced across the violin

making it sing and hum with every note. He felt sweat froming on his brow as they neared the

coda and with a swift movment they brought the tune to an end and were greeted by a thunderous

round of applause.

Comments

[t0buscusfan6161]

song request: mad world violin version.

[Blitz Stratus]

I'll see if I can work it in.