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// Gym Tuba Practice 
// Story: Equestria Marching Girls 
// by beatlestributeman 
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AN: Just a reminder that this series takes place in an alternate universe where the characters are in a marching band and Equestria doesn’t exist.

Sonata Dusk, one of Canterlot High School’s best tuba players, was walking to the gym while carrying her sousaphone on her right shoulder.

It was just after school at Canterlot High. Most students have already gone home. There were a few students that had stayed after school either for after school clubs or other important endeavors. 

Sonata, on her part, decided to partake in one of her favorite after school activities in the world… tuba practice with her friends. 

Sometimes, she or her sisters would just go to the gym and play their sousaphones with the doors of the gym open, so that any students passing by could hear them. Sonata loved just playing her sousaphone and drawing a crowd into the gym. Which was what she was about to do at this very moment.

Sonata walked onto the stage with her sousaphone around her. She took a breath and started blowing her few tunes into her sousaphone. She often delighted in blowing tuba tunes with notes like C, Low B flat and Low G.

Aria and Adagio were walking through the hallway and conversing as they did so.

“We’re gonna totally rock the pep rally with the marching band, aren’t we, Adagio?” Aria asked.

“No doubts there,” Adagio said in agreement. “Especially Sunset, since it’s her turn to play a tuba solo at the rally.”

Aria chuckled, “Oh, yeah, she always gets excited when she gets to play a tuba solo at a pep rally or football.”

It was then that they heard Sonata’s tuba music coming from the gym.

“Who do you think’s playing tuba music in the gym this time?” Aria asked.

“Only one way to find out,” Adagio said before developing a smirk. “And I have a pretty good idea who.”

The two girls walked into the gym and saw that sure enough, their sister, Sonata was standing on the stage blowing into her sousaphone like a boss.

As soon as she stopped whatever tune she was playing at the time she heard the sound of cheering and looked down to see Aria and Adagio.

Sonata chuckled and took a bow.

“Well, it looks like I already drew a crowd,” Sonata spoke.

“We want more! We want more!” Adagio and Aria chanted.

“Alrighty then,” Sonata spoke with enthusiasm.

She took a deep breath a blew two Low As into her sousaphone before blowing a Low G and another Low A.

“For my next tuba number on my sousaphone, I’ll be playing a rousing tuba rendition of a song that people today would consider, ‘an oldie’,” Sonata informed her audience.

Sonata starts blowing a tuba rendition of Touch Me by The Doors into her sousaphone.

The more Aria and Adagio her Sonata play, the more they felt like playing their own sousaphones.

“I suddenly have the urge to just start oompahing on my sousaphone,” Aria spoke up.

“You’re not the only one,” Adagio pointed out.

“Man, she is good,” a voice came from behind them.

Aria and Adagio turned around and saw Juniper Montage coming toward them.

Juniper was also a member of the marching band and she played the tuba as well.

“Hey, Juniper,” Aria waved.

“What brings you here?” Adagio asked.

“Oh, just being drawn in by Sonata’s awesome tuba sounds,” Juniper answered.

“I know the feeling,” Aria spoke with a chuckle.

“I know I’m really good at the tuba,” Juniper started saying. “But you three and Sunset, Twilight, Rainbow, Applejack and Trixie are like… tuba legends in this school.”

“Well, guilty as charged,” Adagio said with a look of pride.

“Hey, don’t worry about it, Juniper,” Aria said. “You can really bring the oompah just like the rest of us.”

“Thanks,” Juniper spoke. “My uncle’s told me that I’m a fantastic tuba player multiple times. He loves hearing me play.”

“I’ll bet he does,” Aria said. 

“Speaking of bringing the oompah, Aria,” Adagio said with a smirk. “You do have an excellent way of doing that on your tuba.”

“Yeah? Your point?” Aria asked with a raised eyebrow.

“It’s almost like someone could call you, Oompahria,” Adagio explained.

Aria’s eyes widened with interest, “Oompahria?”

“Hey, yeah, I like that,” Aria said in excitement. “Oompahria Blaze. Has a nice ring to it.”

“I like it,” Juniper added.

Adagio chuckled, “Alright then, Oompahria.”

“Now I really wanna get home and get my oompah on with my sousaphone,” Aria said.

As soon as Sonata finished the song she was playing, Adagio, Aria and Juniper started clapping and cheering for her.

“Thank you, thank you, you’re too kind,” Sonata said as she took a bow.

“Hey, Sonata!” Adagio called out to her sister. “Aria and I are going to head home to practice on our sousaphones. Wanna come with?”

Sonata smiled big time, “You know it!”

To be continued…