One of the regular fixtures of days at Canterlot High, besides the frantic and often uncontrollable chaos that the students would often bring to the proceedings, was the awesome-sounding music of its foremost band, the Rainbooms. Oh sure, musical talent was abound in many of the students there, but when it came to top-notch rock sounds, nobody matched Sunset, Rainbow and the rest of their group. Even Twilight, despite being a relative newcomer to the group, was able to hold her own as a signer, though she had yet to choose an instrument for herself. On and on they played, with their music heard to anyone who passed by the music room, creating smiles for all. But, as always, there came a time when that music came to an end, and the girls, all smiling to one another, all shared a laugh, showing clear enjoyment over their joint practice session. But, after a time, Rainbow let out a sigh, sitting herself down at the side of the room.

"Oh yeah, now that's what I'm talking about!"

Chuckling, Sunset set her guitar down, looking more than satisfied with how their music had gone.

"It was a pretty good session today."

Twilight nodded to her.

"I think I'm getting better with my singing."

Applejack, letting out a hearty chortle, gave a friendly slap on the spectacled girl's shoulder.

"Ah'll say! Yer soundin' pretty sweet these days, Twi!"

Twilight blushed, but turned to look to Fluttershy soon afterwards.

"And your animals certainly seem to like your input, Fluttershy!"

The animal-lover matched her friend's blush, turning and looking over to a nearby collection of rabbits, squirrels and other assorted small creatures, who did indeed seem to enjoy her sounds.

"Oh, I just do what I can."

Rarity, sweeping aside some of her hair, smiled to that.

"Nonsense, darling! Your tambourine was simply divine to listen to!"

"And your keytar work was pretty great too, Rarity!" Pinkie added.

Rarity took on a look of brief pride at that.

"Well, one does try, Pinkie."

The group all laughed together, creating an air of friendliness between them. But, when it was over, Sunset once more let out a sigh, taking a seat over next to where Rainbow was.

"You know...I was having lunch the other day, and I happened upon some kid who was listening to our music on his phone."

The others looked to her with interest.

"Oh? Do continue," Rarity insisted.

Sunset nodded.

"It was from our last live performance. He seemed really into it, since he kept playing that clip over and over again."

Rainbow let out one of her trademark cackles.

"Why wouldn't he? Have you heard us? We're great!"

Twilight, taking a seat of her own, adjusted her glasses slightly before adding her voice to matters.

"I don't doubt that we have our fans...but for the casual person in the street to have that kind of love for our music? It's a little strange to think about."

Pinkie gave a knowing smirk to that.

"What, stranger than us having magic powers or acting like superheroes?"

A small giggle escaped Twilight at that.

"Okay, maybe not that strange, given our more recent endeavours. But still..."

Fluttershy nodded towards her ex-Crystal-Prep colleague, kneeling down to her aforementioned animal friends and petting a few of them.

"Do you ever wonder how well we'd do if we did more official music? I mean, going out and making records and things like that?"

Applejack, who took a brief moment to adjust her hat, looked to Fluttershy with interest.

"Not a bad question, but ah don't think we'd be too massive."

Rainbow snorted.

"What? AJ, no offense, but you're crazy! We'd be majorly popular!"

Rarity walked over to her, sitting herself down and reaching over to give the young athlete a pat on the shoulder.

"I realise that our music is most impressive to listen to, and we're undoubtedly popular here at the school, but you must remember the music industry is quite a cutthroat place to be."

Rainbow raised an eyebrow.

"Oh yeah? How do you know?"

Rarity, after crossing one leg over the other, began to explain.

"Well, I may be best known for my work in fashion, but I have had talks with others in my field who've dabbled in music in the past. And if even half of the horror stories I've heard are true, those professionals would chew us up and spit us out without a second thought."

Naturally, Fluttershy let out one of her expected "eep" sounds after a statement like that, leading to Pinkie giving her a more reassuring tone.

"Hey, it's no worry, Fluttershy! I don't know about you, but I'm actually not all that interested in getting all big and official with my music."

Fluttershy looked to her, returning the smile.

"Me neither. I just like doing it with my friends, for fun. I couldn't imagine going into it as a career choice, even if the other students here do think we're really good."

Rainbow, leaning back into her chair, rolled her eyes a little.

"Man, I could just see myself out on stage in a life like that! The crowds, the cheers! The...the..."

Her smile faded.

"The expectations and having to have some manager breathing down my neck about appealing to this or that group...ugh!"

She shuddered.

"Yeah...maybe keeping it small with you girls would be better!"

Again, the group shared a laugh together, with even Rainbow getting in on it. Sunset, after giving herself a quick stretch, looked over to her now-idle guitar. With a warm smile creeping onto her lips, she reached forward, gently placing her hand upon it.

"Fame and fortune are all well and good...but in the face of just being able to do it for fun? It'll never measure up."

A shrug of her shoulders followed, and she turned to the rest of her friends.

"Besides, I think I'm safe in saying that that fame we get around here is more than enough, wouldn't you say?"

The girls all looked to one another, and then, without saying a world, all turned to the nearby window. There, staring at them creepily on the other side, was Snips. His breathing was so heavy, in fact, that it created a layer of condensation on the window, which he then used to write the worlds "I love your music". Naturally, the girls all responded to this with similar grimaces, before looking to Sunset, Twilight breaking the silence between them.

"Yep...no argument here."