It's 7 a.m. Pinkie Pie wakes up, and goes outside to meet her friends at the Music School. Arriving, she finds Twilight and Rarity, waiting for the others.

  "Hey, girls!", says Pinkie.

  "Hey, Pinkie. We were waiting for you.", says Twilight. "Wanna do something while we wait for Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy?"

  "We could go for some breakfast!", suggests Pinkie. "My stomach calls for some eating."

  "That sounds great!", says Rarity. "I haven't eaten in a long time."

  "Where do we go then?", asks Twilight.

  "How about some ice cream?", suggests Pinkie.

  "... sounds good to me.", says Twilight. "How about you, Rarity?"

  "Anything will do. I'm simply starving."

  At the ice cream store, Rarity orders the least-fattening thing she could find, while Pinkie Pie orders the most colorful one. Twilight just orders what she likes best: chocolate with marshmallow and peanuts.

  "Rarity, I thought you said you were starving.", says Twilight. "Are you sure you don't want anything else?"

  "That'll do just fine.", says Rarity. "I asked Applejack to bring us some apples when she arrived at the studio."

  "Speaking of that, it's almost 10 a.m.!", says Twilight, surprised by how fast time went by. "We should hurry up, so we can wait for Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy at the door!"

  "But our food has just arrived!", says Rarity. "Besides, no one ever arrives at the given time. They're always a few minutes late."

  "I guess you're right. We should hurry up though. I bet Rainbow Dash will get there faster than you can think."

  Twilight was right. Rainbow Dash arrived at the same time as them. Fluttershy came in ten seconds later.

  "Hey there, Twilight! Are we late?", asks Rainbow Dash, proud of her punctuality skills.

  "No, you two arrived just in time.", answers Twilight.

  "Are we going to wait here until 2 p.m.?", asks Fluttershy.

  "You're right! That's way too much time to just wait here!", says Pinkie Pie, not wanting to get bored.

  "I've got an idea. Why don't we just go to Applejack's place, to try to help her finish her work early?", suggests Rainbow Dash.

  "I guess we could do that.", says Twilight. "Let's move then."

  "Sorry, girls, but this right here is my business, and none other's.", says Applejack, knowing about Twilight's "helping" skills.

  "Can't we do anything to help you?", asks Rarity. "Aren't there any clean places to work on?"

  "Sorry, Rarity, there's no way you gals could help me.", says Applejack. "Why don't you go do something else? Good ol' Bigmac's helpin' me out, so I'll be ready in a jiffy."

  "Eeyup.", says Big Macintosh.

  "Well then, I guess we could just wait for you outside.", says Twilight.

  "Yeah, you could do that. I'll be there in five minutes.", says Applejack.

  "Everything's going better than expected.", comments Twilight.

  "Done everything! Let's go.", says Applejack.

  "Ooh, I can't wait to play with you girls! This is going to be so much fun!", says Pinkie Pie, bouncing all over the place.

  "It sure will.", agrees Twilight, excited as well (nearly as much as Pinkie).

  Arriving at the school, Fluttershy keeps looking everywhere, to see the pretty decorations that filled the entire building. "It's so wonderful...", she says.

  "Wait a minute. Did we bring any instruments?", asks Rainbow Dash.

  "They have everything here.", explains Rarity. "Just get in this room and pick the instruments you want."

  "How much is all this?", asks Twilight.

  "Don't worry, it's not much. I'll pay for it, anyway."

  "Where are the drum parts?", asks Rainbow.

  "The drumset is already there, Rainbow Dash."

  "Okay then."

  "Pretty big place for a studio, isn't it?", comments Fluttershy, with admiration in her voice.

  "Quite.", says Rarity.

  "So, what're we waitin' for? Let's rock this place!", says Applejack.

  "Yay! I love rocking places!", says Pinkie Pie, jumping up and down.

  "Yay!", says Fluttershy, with really quiet excitement.

  "Shouldn't you tune your instruments first?", asks Twilight.

  "Can't you just use your magic to tune everything immediately?", asks Rainbow Dash.

  "Rainbow Dash, not every problem can be solved with just a magic spell."

  "How do you even tune these things?", asks Pinkie Pie.

  "Am I the only one who knows how to do it?", asks Fluttershy, slightly frustrated.

  "Pretty much.", all five say in chorus.

  "*sigh* Fine..."

  After over ten minutes of tuning ("Does this sound good?" -"Kick it up a notch.", -"That doesn't mean anything.")...

  "Whew! Finally done!", says Fluttershy, relieved. "I hope you girls had learned from this."

  "Hehe, sorry, Fluttershy...", apologizes Applejack. "Don't worry, we got everything."

  "So, can we finally play some music?", asks an anxious Rainbow Dash.

  "I think so.", says Fluttershy, happy to see her friends happy.

  "Let's do this!", all five say in chorus.

  For the rest of the day, the Mane 6 (now the official name for the band) played all the music they could get out of their brains. Rainbow Dash, as promised, played the heck out of the drums, but with a slight distraction from Fluttershy's guitar-playing, which was just amazing, as well as her backing vocals for Twilight's graceful voice. Applejack was playing good as well, along with Rarity's keyboard riffs. Pinkie Pie's bass wasn't that great, but hey, as long as she's happy. In the middle of the jam session, however, a respected talent-seeker called Lincoln Rhettfield passed by, and was surprised by Fluttershy's beautiful singing (and everyone else as well, but especially Fluttershy). He then listened to all of the rest, getting even more impressed with each song they played. At 7 p.m., when every single one in the town is already living through the music, the Mane 6 comes out of the studio.

  "BRAVO! BRAVO! THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL! JUST BEAUTIFUL!", screams Lincoln, with happy tears rolling down his eyes.

  "You girls rock!", says Lyra.

  "Yeah! You girls rock!", says Bon-Bon.

  "Twilight, was that you singing?", says Spike, squeezing through the others.

  "Yes, Spike. That was me.", answers Twilight.

  "All those ear-torture sessions finally came to use!"

  "Ha ha. Very funny, Spike.", says Twilight, with a sarcastic smile.

  "Twilight! They love us!", says Rainbow Dash.

  "Heh. Yes they do!"

  "I don't think I can handle this...", says Fluttershy. "... this is just TOO AWESOME!" She has never been so happy.

  "Isn't it, dear?", agrees Rarity, happy to see her best friend happy.

  "Pinkie Pie, what's our music called ag'in?", asks Applejack.

  "I dunno... let's call it pony rock!", says Pinkie Pie.

  "Sounds good to me.", says Applejack.

  "Would you like to sign in my talent show?", asks Lincoln to the band.

  "Talent show?!", asks Fluttershy, for an already-known reason.

  "Relax, Fluttie. You're ready for it now!", says Rainbow Dash, trying to comfort her friend.

  "We'd love to! When is it?", says Twilight.

  "Tomorrow, at 8 p.m.", answers Lincoln. "You pretty much HAVE to be there, okay?"

  "Geez, okay then...", says Twilight, rather surprised.

  "I'm just kiddin' ya! You don't HAVE to be there, but I would love it if you were there. Will you be there?"

  "You bet your hooves on it!", says Rainbow Dash, finding this situation to be extremely kick-butt.

  "... I'll see about that.", says Fluttershy, still a bit nervous from the last talent show she participated in. It was just awful.

  "Oh, no. You, the yellow-coated one, absolutely MUST come tomorrow. Please!"

  "I don't know if I'm that good."

  "How can you not know?!", asks Rainbow Dash. "Fluttershy, I've never seen anyone as talented as you!"

  "Oh, thank you, Rainbow Dash. But aren't you just saying that to make me feel better?"

  "I'm not. Your voice is absolutely incredible, and you can play guitar just fine! You are the best musician I have ever talked to! I love you, Fluttershy!"

  "You love what... ?"

  "I... said I love... your music."

  "Why, thank you, Rainbow Dash. That really cheered me up.", says Fluttershy, with extreme happiness in her eyes.

  "So, are you coming?", asks Lincoln, not at all frustrated by Rainbow Dash's interruption. He was just too busy crying from happiness.

  "Yes, Mister... ...", says Fluttershy, hinting Lincoln to say his name.

  "Oh, sorry. Forgot to introduce myself. I'm Lincoln Rhettfield, a talent seeker. Pleased to meet all of you."

  "You mean, the Lincoln Rhettfield?!", asks Rarity. "The world-famous talent seeker who's organized the best talent shows in Equestria?!"

  "Yes, young lady. That Lincoln Rhettfield. You seem to know me pretty well. Wait a minute... are you Rarity?"

  "Yes, I proudly am."

  "So you're the one who made those wonderful costumes for my last talent show?!"

  "Yes, sir."

  "I'm starting to love you guys. Oh! I better get going. See you all tomorrow!"

  "Bye, Linkret! Pleased to meet ya!", says Pinkie Pie.

  "That's Lincoln to you, Pinkie.", says Rarity, with a disapproving face.

  "That's alright, Rarity. I've heard of you, Pinkie Pie. Your cupcakes taste like rainbows!"

  "Teehee! They sure do!", agrees Pinkie Pie.

  "Oh, I almost forgot! What's the name of your band?"

  "We are the Mane 6!", all six say in chorus. Next Chapter: They Call Me the Talent Seeker Estimated time remaining: 17 Minutes