Chapter 1: Tales of The City
The Cutie Mark Crusaders were inside of their clubhouse practicing with their instruments. The foursome had earned their cutie marks during a talent show in Canterlot a while back and now they were focused on being the absolute best rock band that they could be. While they weren't the best in Equestria, they were definitely talented. Each of the four fillies was extremely skillful at their position. Scootaloo had a very amazing singing voice while Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Babs Seed were incredible with the electric guitar, electric keyboard, and drums respectively. It was their skills with and passion for music that had earned them their cutie marks. The foursome put all of their effort towards being the best that they could possibly be.
The Cutie Mark Crusaders had already had one song which they used as their theme song. It was the song which had won them first prize in the music contest in Canterlot and what had earned them their cutie marks. They had practiced it for a bit and then they focused on writing another song. While their theme song was all about themselves and their journey to get their cutie marks, this new song was about a pony in their hometown of Ponyville. This pony was a light blue rainbow maned pegasus pony known as Rainbow Dash and she was the one that had taught them the tune that their new song followed. She was also the idol of the group's lead singer Scootaloo.
Scootaloo had an extreme fondness for Rainbow Dash and the rainbow maned pegasus saw the young orange filly as her little sister. The duo had a very close bond and Scootaloo would often be given flying lessons from Rainbow Dash. This new song was dedicated to the rainbow maned pegasus since she had created the tune as a theme for her idols The Wonderbolts. While the four fillies had been able to perform the tune flawlessly on their instruments, they had not yet written any lyrics to go along with the melody. Scootaloo was extremely determined to be able to perform this song for her idol and big sister. Scootaloo knew that being a rock star would set her on a different path than Rainbow Dash but she still wanted to do what she could to impress the light blue pony that she idolized. The other three members of the band didn't admire Rainbow Dash as much but they still did everything they could to make this new song as good as it could possibly be. The four fillies racked their brains to think of some lyrics when they were joined by their friends Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.
Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon weren't always friends with The Cutie Mark Crusaders. The two ponies used to bully the four fillies constantly but they had realized the error of their ways shortly after the contest in Canterlot. They had been forgiven by the four fillies for their harsh treatment and they had been quickly accepted as new members of the group. Neither of the two ponies had any interest in being rock stars but they still enjoyed hanging out with the other four fillies. The foursome stopped what they were doing and greeted their friends. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon had just returned from a vacation with their families in the city of Las Pegasus. While the two fillies were there for fun, their fathers had gone to the city to make business deals with ponies that were there. Both Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's fathers had made a rather respectable amount of money by starting their own businesses. Diamond Tiara's father was very wealthy and while Silver Spoon's father wasn't quite as rich, he still had a lot more money than most of the adult ponies that lived in Ponyville.
"So what was it like in Las Pegasus?" Scootaloo asked the duo eagerly when they had sat down together inside of the clubhouse that was occupied by the group.
"Ah heard Las Pegasus is an amazing place." Apple Bloom said.
"I heard it's filled with a bunch of colorful lights." Sweetie Belle added.
"And a bunch of casinos too." Babs Seed finished.
"Las Pegasus was really awesome." Diamond Tiara said happily.
"I never wanted to leave." Silver Spoon agreed with a smile on her face.
"There were lights all over the place." Diamond Tiara told her four eagerly listening friends. "It looked amazing."
"It's too bad we weren't old enough to go into the casinos." Silver Spoon said with a slightly disappointed look on her face as she thought about it.
"I would have loved to do a bit of gambling but we have to be adults." Diamond Tiara agreed with a rather annoyed expression on her face at being denied a chance at what she thought would be a fun activity.
"Maybe in a few years we'll go back." Silver Spoon said in a slightly hopeful tone.
"I wanna go to Las Pegasus one day." Scootaloo declared as her eyes lit up when she thought about it.
"Ah've never been there in my life." Apple Bloom said as she looked at Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon with a little bit of awe on her face. She really wished that she could be able to go to the city one day but her family wasn't as wealthy, influential, or connected as the fathers of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.
"My sister Rarity has been there a few times." Sweetie Belle said. "She says it's no place for ponies our age."
"Yeah but still it would be fun if we got the chance ta go right?" Babs Seed asked her friend. "Ah always wanted ta see the inside of a casino."
"So what's new with you guys?" Diamond Tiara asked in a friendly tone once the discussion about their trip to the city of Las Pegasus had finished.
"Did you do anything while we were gone?" Silver Spoon asked eagerly.
"Not much." Scootaloo replied honestly.
"Still tryin' ta write a new song." Apple Bloom told them.
"We haven't figured out any lyrics yet." Sweetie Belle said.
"Scootaloo's been really eager ta come up with something." Babs Seed told them.
"Well, of course I am." Scootaloo replied. "I'm trying to do this for Rainbow Dash."
"Ah know that ya admire her but do ya think she'll like it if we wrote a song about her?" Apple Bloom asked her purple clad pegasus friend.
"From what Rarity's told me, she'd be over the moon about it." Sweetie Belle said with a grin.
"Yeah Rainbow Dash loves ta hear how awesome she is." Babs Seed agreed as she held back a small chuckle.
"I'm surprised that all the attention never goes to her head." Diamond Tiara said in an impressed tone.
"She shows off a bit but she's never as bad as you'd think she'd be." Silver Spoon agreed.
The group of six were also members of another group that was known as The Rainbow Dash Fan Club. This club was comprised of themselves and almost every other filly in the town. It had started when Rainbow Dash had been a hero for the town of Ponyville. Every filly was in awe of the rainbow maned pegasus but none idolized her nearly as much as Scootaloo did. She was Rainbow Dash's most devoted fan and therefore the leader of the club. It was this type of devotion that led to the founding of the club. The only adult members of the club were Rainbow Dash's friends Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, and Applejack. Each of them wanted to give the rainbow maned pegasus pony all of the support that they possibly could.
The four future rock stars started to play their new song while Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon listened. They loved the music that was being played and they agreed that Rainbow Dash would love it too. After this was over, the four fillies played their theme song which Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon had never heard before. The duo enjoyed the song that was performed by the foursome. Eventually the duo had to go home and the foursome went to their homes soon afterwards. As the four fillies laid down in their beds they couldn't help but think about Las Pegasus. All of them wished that they could get the chance to go to the famous city of lights and casinos but they knew that they wouldn't have such a chance for a very long time. It was highly unlikely that their sisters would ever bring them to Las Pegasus so they would have to wait until they became adults. The foursome sighed as they thought about the long wait that they would have to endure before they could go to Las Pegasus. It was like getting their cutie marks all over again, it seemed like it would never happen.
Little did they know that they would get their chance soon and it would lead to an adventure that all four of them would remember for the rest of their lives. Their wishes would be granted very soon but a trip to Las Pegasus wouldn't be as casual and carefree as they thought it would be.