Luna's Bassoon

by Pineta

Fit the Ninth: The Restoration

The cute little critters had charm.
At first no one thought they could harm.
We kept them as pets,
But soon had regrets,
As PARASPRITES cause great alarm.

They had such a huge appetite,
That gave everypony a fright.
Somehow they ate
Ten times their weight,
Devouring all cake in a bite.

All those in the know gave a groan.
“They would return, we should’ve known.
“You know what this means.
“We need tambourines,
“Accordions and a trombone.

“Cymbals and a tuba are required.
“A harmonica must be acquired.
“Does anyone know
“How to get a banjo?
“And where can maracas be hired?

“Then we’ll need a band to play them,
“To lure out these critters again.
“A windband and their things,
“And a quartet of strings.
“(Or one pony who can play ten.)

“Only musicians can save the day,
“Celestia, bring them back, we pray.
“Go to the moon.
“Beg them real soon.
“Come home and help us right away.”

The message reached Luna and friends,
Who were happy to make amends.
“However, y’know,
“We’re not ready to go.
“We’ll leave when the music ends.”

“Of course we wouldn’t desert you.
“We couldn’t let the ‘sprites hurt you.
“Once we’re done with our tune,
“We can all leave the moon,
“At the end of this concerto.”

They marched in the city advancing.
The parasprites found this entrancing.
Down every street,
They followed the beat,
Moving with synchronised dancing.

This led to great cheers all around,
Once they were all rid from the town.
“Hurray for Luna and Co.
“What a good show!”
Even Celestia knelt down.

“Sister, I see I was wrong this time.
“Your behaviour was hardly a crime.
“It’s clear your new toy
“Gives you great joy,
“But please DON'T PLAY AFTER BEDTIME.”

A new royal concord was drawn,
And agreed by each alicorn,
With music from seven
To stop by eleven.
Then all must be quiet till dawn.

But of this Luna had not a care.
For if her playing was judged unfair,
She skipped back to the moon,
With her friends, for a tune,
Where they played au claire de la terre.

Comments

[TheNootofToot]

Nice limerick

[FanOfMostEverything]

I must say your project's ambitious
But it still holds aspects pernicious.
The concept intrigues
But limerick fatigue
In readers will prove all too vicious.

For your rhymes and your rhythm are off.
And at some of them I have to scoff.
I can barely construe
What you've put these words through.
I must say that my hat I can't doff.

But perhaps I am simply a snob.
As an author you've done a good job.
For your tale of a sun
Who declares "No more fun"
Has done anything but make me sob.

Yes, the narrative told by your verse
Makes it clear that it could be much worse.
It's not hundred percent
But I have to relent,
It's not something I'd dump in the furze.

So I thank you for something unique.
There are parts here and there that may squeak
But when taken as one
It was all in good fun
And I'm glad that I did take a peek.

[djthomp]

That was inspired.

[Daedalus Aegle]

This was a delight.

[Ultra-the-HedgeToaster]

...Who else here first thought Luna was holding a shotgun when seeing the coverart?

[howard035]

I normally loathe poem-stories, but this was fantastic, and a genuinely cute plot as well.

[Titanicgaming360]

As a euphonium player, it is my duty to hate on the bassoon.

[King Kenya]

9170726
.... what he said.

[Dreadnought]

Hmm... Your user name sounds familiar. Were you at BronyCon by chance?

Dreadnought

[Crimson Dawn]

9171058

Lol I am also a Euphonium player and I was going to make a comment too. Granted I do not hate the bassoon so much. They barely exist sadly in many bands and fairly rare in high schools. Usually I end up hating on some other instruments more like the egophones.

You have to respect bassoon players though they have to use their thumbs. I did better with the oboe though.

[Seer]

This was very well executed and genuinely very funny. The musical revolution chapter was a particular highlight.
Great work!

[Fistfire]

9170726
i would have to agree with fanofmosteverything
in the end it is quirte something
of that i have no doubt
it is something to shout
to not give it a rhumbs up i would be lamenting!

[Pineta]

9170973
Some see a harmless musician. Others see a dangerous revolutionary. What does she have in that violin case?

[Pineta]

9171468
No I wasn't at bronycon. Whoever you met there must have been an imposter.

[Pineta]

9171846

You have to respect bassoon players though they have to use their thumbs.

So additional respect due to players with hooves.

[Godslittleprincess]

Oh, parasprites! Of course! I almost forgot that those existed.

[Godslittleprincess]

Ahh! The bassoon quartet that did the Disney princess medley also did the Pokemon theme song on bassoon. It's glorious.

[Eruantalon]

9177303 It's Twilight. She wanted to examine each possible precedent in great detail before rendering her verdict.

[Manga Shoggoth]

I look forward to reading this. My immediate reaction is that It's an ill wind...

I once had a whim and I had to obey it
to buy a french horn in a second-hand shop.
I polished it up and I started to play it
in spite of the neighbours who begged me to stop.

[Walabio]

I am sorry about your father.

I could never write an whole story in limerick. You are very talented and put in much effort.

[Needling Haystacks]

Is labelling chapters/verses 'fits' a reference to "The Hunting of the Snark"?

...Only just saw this while looking for something else. Haven't read it yet.

[Pineta]

9845002
Yes. It was also used by Douglas Adams with the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy original radio series.

[Needling Haystacks]

9845564
I need to listen to those, but stateside it tends to be somewhat expensive.

[PresentPerfect]

A story that's all limerick
Clearly wins in the game of fanfic.
Pineta demonstrates
Poetry is the great
Way we have now to measure his

capability as an author, what'd you think I was going to say?

[44nifty]

This story is neat
I'd like to see a sequel
Next time, do haikus