"Do you think we're on the right track?" Scootaloo asked her friends as they watched Derpy bang out a mini-symphony.
"It's always tracks with you," laughed Apple Bloom.
"I'm serious! Are we really on the path to our cutie marks or are we just gonna mess up again? I'm so tired of being a blank flank. I feel like this is more of Pinkie Pie's thing than ours."
"We need Pinkie Pie," said Sweetie Belle. "If we're all acting, we need a director, after all."
"I guess," muttered Scootaloo.
Apple Bloom put a comforting hoof on her friend's shoulder. "I'm sure we're doing fine."
(To the tune of "Ragtime" from Ragtime)
Apple Bloom: We're getting started
And we've got quite a ways
A ways to go
Sweetie Belle: La la la la la
It's in the makings
Of a real Broadway show
Real Broadway show
Apple Bloom: La la la la la
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle: We must keep looking forward
Cause we usually look back
We'll break that habit up
We're gonna live it up
All Three: We are on the right track
And we'll keep working hard
On all of the sets
We can't forget
La la la la la
The score is coming along
Pretty darn well
We can all tell
La la la la la
And if we keep it up
And always have each other's backs
It'll be great and it
Will the best of all
There's no debate that it
Will be a big success
We know we can do it
So pick up the slack
We know we're on the right track
Right track
Right track
Right track!
Meanwhile, Spike was getting on stage and was happy to see that Rarity had come over to see what all the commotion was about.
"This is my chance!" Spike thought to himself. "I can really impress Rarity with how deep and soulful the character of Javert is! He's even more complex than Jean Valjean!"
"Are you ready, Spike?" asked Pinkie Pie from the wings. "I just wrote this song! It totally defines your character!"
"I can't wait!" cried Spike with delight. After all, Rarity was watching! Here was his chance.
Munching on yet another muffin, Derpy began to play a marching-type piece of music as Spike sang the lyrics on his sheet music.
(To the tune of "The Plunderer's March" from Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol)
Spike: I'm a stinky butt
I stuff my gut
With who knows what
I'm oh so mean
You've not seen
Meaner men
I am even meaner than
Dischord
I am the biggest lout
My mind's all clout
With nasty doubts
I don't like dogs
Cats or frogs
Or bunnies
I'd like to kick all your knees
Real hard
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
It goes without saying that
I'm mean
I'm not the nicest guy
I like to make
Young fillies cry
Then just for fun
I might run
Up your bill
Because I like to fill
My whims
I'm such a nasty nerd
A ghastly turd
An angry bird
I like to make people sad
Cause I can
I was very mean to Dan
And Tim
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
It goes without saying that
I stink!
It was hard to think of a time where he had been more embarrassed. Spike ran off the stage and couldn't bear to look at Rarity.
"Gee," said Pinkie Pie, "the lyrics really got to the poor guy. I'm good."
Wow, TWO songs! I actually haven't seen Ragtime and it sounds like a really depressing show, but I adore the opening number. It's insanely catchy!
I tried hard to get into the mind of Pinkie Pie and think of how she would write a villain song. That's basically what you got here.
