A/N: One thing I forgot to mention was this: The whole experience of MLP was complimented by the random, but not terribly often musical numbers that you would be exposed to... and I'm about the full experience ;)

Chapter 2: Musical Reunion

The two sleeping lovebirds eventually awoke in the morning to a beautiful day. Fixing breakfast and dressing themselves more appropriately, they headed out into Ponyville to get a jump start on the supposed adventures of the day. Of course, how much productivity was taken into getting ready was relative, as Luna and Seafire would always screw around with each other. It was part of what held them together. However, the events of last night were plaguing his thoughts. Was he too rash in stopping the situation from unfolding last night? He would be lying if he said that he hadn’t had any… “thoughts”… about the Lunar Princess, but still. He cared for Luna very deeply, this was readily apparent by just the way he always looked at her, and he was fairly confident in the fact that she reciprocated those feelings of trust and care. Maybe if (or when) there was a next time, Seafire believed that he would let things run their natural course. He’d think more on this later.

After all the necessities that were involved with getting ready, the two set off to Twilight’s place, which was where they were asked to drop by. The walk took no more than about twenty minutes with the two talking the entire way, hand in hand. Luna knocked on the door and almost instantly, an ecstatic Twilight answered and threw herself upon Luna with a high pitched squeal.

“LUNA!” Twilight screamed while giggling. It was contagious, as Luna started giggling like an idiot as well upon seeing one of her best friends.

“Twilight! How are you!?” Luna asked, releasing their embrace.

“I’m doing well… and even better now! Come in!” Twilight beckoned the two inside, saying hello to Seafire as well. Fluttershy had been at Twilight’s already, and offered the couple a similar embrace and especially happy to see Luna again.

“So, how has everything been? Anything new?” Luna asked while sitting with everyone. She was eager to hear of any details that were going on.

“Things have been well, actually. Fairly quiet but overall, well. And new? Well, there’s the Ponyville Foundation festival in a couple of days. That’s actually why I asked you to come over today. We were all wondering if you wanted to come with us! It may even offer you an opportunity to carry out your job,” Twilight mentioned. Luna smiled at the opportunity.

“I take it that Celestia already informed you on what my mission is here?” Luna asked, catching the last part. Twilight nodded.

“Indeed she did. I’m curious as to how this will be achieved but nevertheless I have full confidence that everything will be worked out the way it should be,” Twilight said genuinely. Seafire gazed towards Luna in a proud manner while Luna smirked.

“Well, I’d love to come regardless. Anything special to look out for?” Luna asked. Twilight perked up at this question.

“Well… the mayor did approach us all and she would like a couple of us, the Elements of Harmony, to sing a bit,” Twilight mentioned. Luna and Seafire both grinned at this.

“That actually sounds… pretty fun to be completely honest. So, which of you are going to do so?”

“Well, two of us were asked to participate. I volunteered first,” Twilight began.

“And who might be the second?” Luna inquired. At that moment, a small squee came from Fluttershy who was fidgeting in her sitting position.

“You volunteered, Fluttershy?” Luna asked, a bit taken by surprise, despite her slowly growing confidence.

“No… more like the girls volunteered me,” Fluttershy answered with a small bit of sarcasm in her voice. Luna looked to Twilight with an eyebrow raised.

“We thought it would be good for her!” Twilight defended herself, hands raised chest level. Luna couldn’t help but giggle at this. Fluttershy, on the other hand, buried her face into her hands. It seems that she would clearly need extra encouragement for this feat. Luna had to agree, however. It would be a great experience for her and if pulled off correctly, would do enormous wonders for her building confidence. Of course, Luna would resume her training with Fluttershy, but even so. This would only facilitate the overall process. Luna put an arm around Fluttershy and drew her in for a hug.

“Fear not, my dear! You’ll do marvelously! I think this would be an excellent experience for you… albeit I’d have gone about it a different way…” Luna gave Twilight a small glare, which she returned with a sheepish grin. “…I think it will do well for you. Besides, you have an amazing voice! We’ve all heard you sing before!” Luna attempted to comfort and reason the apprehensive, pink-haired beauty, and Twilight agreed whole-heartedly. It would be very tough for her, however. Luna was never really one for attention, just as a reference point. Fluttershy, however, was notoriously worse in this case, where she never liked to draw any attention to herself. Even with the progress she made so far, her tolerance for people staring at her or paying her any kind of extra attention would still make her waver and revert back to her naturally withdrawn personality. Performing in front of Ponyville… including a bunch of men who would undoubtedly be gawking over her… would probably have a psychological intimidation factor for Fluttershy, and Luna was quick to realize this. They needed another approach.

“I just… I don’t know, Luna. What if I mess up horribly and everyone laughs at me? What if they start laughing at me right when I get on stage?” Fluttershy began pondering the potential circumstances. The three others in the room immediately knew that this would never happen, but nevertheless, she needed convincing. Luna was thinking for a minute before something hit her… and she smiled a bit. She turned to Seafire:

“Hey Seafire? Would you mind excusing the three of us for a little while? We need to have some ‘girl time.’” Luna asked him. He merely nodded and smiled.

“Not a problem. Rarity has asked me to help her out at the boutique for a little while anyways. She said something about pushing out a new line of men’s suits and she needed the ‘opinions and insight of a man such as myself.’ Whatever that meant. I’ll catch you girls later. And take it easy, Fluttershy,” Seafire said, bidding the girls farewell for now and pecking Luna on the forehead before heading out the door. Now that the three were alone, Luna leaned into Twilight’s ear and said something soft and unintelligible. Fluttershy cocked her head slightly in curiosity as to what they were planning, and when Luna was finished whispering, Twilight was smiling brightly. The two then looked towards the pink-haired girl.

“Come, Fluttershy, we’re going for a walk,” Twilight said as she helped Fluttershy stand up on her feet. Luna led the way out the door before Twilight and she took places on either side of Fluttershy.

“Fluttershy, look around! Everyone adores you!” Twilight pointed out. Several people actually waved to Fluttershy specifically as they went about their day.

“And besides, who cares what they think? Your friends and family are all that really matter in the end, right?” Luna reasoned. Fluttershy pondered this for a moment, but still wasn’t entirely convinced for her personality’s sake.

“You know, Celestia always taught me that, whenever I’m faced with something that I don’t necessarily want to do because of how I may come across doing it, just… Walk On!” Luna added with inflection at the end. Fluttershy looked at her with curiosity.

“Walk On?” she asked incredulously.

“That’s right, Fluttershy! Like all of our adventures before this… no matter what, just do it! Who cares?! Walk On!” Twilight reinforced with a smile. Fluttershy looked at the two of them, still slightly unsure of what they were getting at. They picked up on this and then shifted their eyes to each other.

“I think she needs a bit more convincing,” Luna observed with a sarcastic inflection.

“Indeed. Shall we?” Twilight asked, lowering her eye lids and smiling. Luna merely winked and smiled in response.

With magic that goes beyond the scope of man’s knowledge, music began to play in the surroundings. The cadence was most definitely that of fast paced rock. With that, the two dragged Fluttershy by her arms.

“What do you think about this, Fluttershy!” Luna asked rhetorically before she began:

“Take a look around and tell me what you can see”

Luna motioned to all the friendly faces that adored Fluttershy. Twilight interjected:

“I guess that all depends on exactly what you want it to be”

Fluttershy could understand that.

Luna: “Is your cup half-full? Is your cup half-empty?”

Twi: “How can you get what you need in the land of plenty?”

The two then proceeded to drag her slowly around Ponyville.

Luna: “Everybody gets carried away!”

Twi: “And everybody’s trying every day to remind you,”

Both: “Oooh Leave it behind you!”

Twi: “What’s it take to see?”

Both: “What’s it take to believe right from wrong?”

Twi: “Never knowing where you belong…”

Luna: “Walk On!!”

The two then began to lightly dance in perfect synchronization with each other, gyrating their hips and arms to the beat of the drums and cadence of the guitar.

Both: “Walk Oooon!”

The two continued with their antics in the break between words. However, the two girls then set their sights on Fluttershy again with large grins.

“Oh shi—” Fluttershy was cut off and dragged by her arms again.

Luna: “Sometimes I feel like I’m just doing time”

Twi: “Everybody wonders where you’re going when you step out of line”

Luna: “Don’t know all the answers, someone’s gotta stand up and say ‘Hey!’”

Twi: “If you wanna win the game then you know you’re gonna have to play”

Twilight winked at Fluttershy, sending a subliminal message about the meaning of those last lyrics. She still looked in shock, but appeared to be absorbing what they were telling… or singing to her.

Both: “(Yeeaaah!) Everybody’s gotta find a way… and everybody’s trying every day to remind you”

Luna: “What’s standing behind you”

Twi: “What’s it take to see?”

Both: “What’s it take to believe right from wrong?”

Luna: “Never knowing where you belong”

Twi: “Walk On!! Yeah!”

The two continued their entrancing movements that perfectly lined up with the music. Under normal circumstances this would be a very odd sight to behold. Then again, this wasn't normal. Magic... ain't gotta explain shit.

Both: “Walk On!”

Both: “Walk On! Yeah!”

Luna: “There’s no turning back!”

Both: “Walk On!”

Twi: “Get your train on the track!”

There was a much longer break in the words and the two turned to her. Fluttershy seemed to have developed a more determined face. She even had a bit of a smile.

“See what we mean, Fluttershy? It’s all in your head! Just do it and have fun!” Twilight said. Fluttershy nodded.

“Yeah… yeah you’re both right! I can do this. I’ll Walk On!” Fluttershy announced.  

“That’s the spirit, Fluttershy! Even I was able to do it! I have full confidence you can as well! Now, shall we?” Luna asked, holding out her arm. Fluttershy eagerly took it and they began their own little routines.

L,T: “Take a look around and tell me what you can see”

F: “I guess that all depends on exactly what you want it to be”

T: “Don’t know all the answers everybody’s running away…”

L: “(Woooaaah!)”

T: “…Hey!”

L: “If you wanna win the game then you know it’s a shame not to play”

All: “(Yeeeaaah!)”

L: “Everybody gets carried away…”

T: “And everybody’s got something to say to remind you”

F: “Keep looking behind you”

How this little song was helping Fluttershy become more emboldened would probably be classified under the unknown forces of magic. Nevertheless, she was liking it.

L: “It’s never easy to see…”

T,L: “What it takes to believe right from wrong!”

T: “Never going back where I’ve gone…”

F: “Walk On…!”

Fluttershy took the chorus, albeit with less of an inflection but with her happy, singing voice nonetheless. She moved in synchronization with Luna and Twilight.

F: “Walk On…”

F: “Walk On… yea-eah”

The music was obviously starting to draw down slightly but nevertheless the girls were having a blast.

“Hey, alright, we’re not gonna turn back now!” Luna added.

All: “Heeey!”

All: “Walk On!”

T: “(Walk On!)”

All: “Yeah yeah yeah!”

All: “Walk Ooon!”

The last guitar rift came in right on time.

L: “Just Walk On! Yeah!”

And with that, the song and its magic ended, leaving the girls giggling, panting, and tired from the expenditure of energy. They took a seat in the park where they happened to find themselves.

“So Fluttershy, how about it?” Twilight asked.

“Indeed Fluttershy. What do you think now? Take what we said to heart?” Luna reiterated. Fluttershy looked at them with a confident smile.

“Definitely. I can do this!”