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"Well it's just that I didn't want anypony to hurt you, Crash. I don't recall the last time I fought like that. My goodness, that was exhausting." Slide was now sitting on the couch, tired from the fight against the intruder. "Let me tell you something Crash. That intruder used to be a friend of mine and was an avid fan. He showed up to every orchestra performance and was a saxophone player in the Ponyville Jazz Ensemble until something tragic happened." Slide paused and took a deep breath.

"During one jazz performance, he was playing a solo, a solo I composed. But halfway through the solo, he realized that he had not practiced the solo enough and stopped playing. The rest of the jazz ensemble stopped playing. They watched him yell at me on a stage in front of an audience. I told him that's what a solo is, you can play it or improvise over the chord changes. I noticed he was getting angry, angry that the solo was too easy. He lunged at me and punched me in the face. I punched him back and a hoof fight began. Security was called and I banned him from the jazz ensemble, asking a familiar alicorn to disintegrate his instrument. Angry, he swore for revenge and left. I never saw him for many years. I think he must have seen us flying together or the both of us at the bowling alley. I'm glad I won't be dealing with him anymore."


Slide looked at the clock and noticed it was an hour after midnight. "Goodness! Look at the time. I need to get some rest. I love you Crash. If you want, we can both sleep in the bedroom. Goodnight!" Slide got up from the couch and trotted over to the master bedroom, closing the door behind him.

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Crash nodded at his story. How terrifying that is. None of her fans are THAT crazy. They are usually super sweet and kind, always up for some information on how to do forms or tricks. Crash smiled at Slide as he went to go to the bedroom. Crash then got up to follow, but turned around to see Duck awake. 'It's about time.'

"Hey Duck, you want to sleep with us?" she asked looking at her dog. Duck nodded his head slowly then leaped off the couch. Crash then started to walk to the bedroom. Her eyes weren't adjusted to the darkness yet, so she squinted as she struggled to see. Duck ran in front of her, but Crash never seemed to notice. Crash then took one step and tripped on Duck, making the two collapse onto the ground. Duck immediately got up, as Crash laid onto the ground.

"Ugh," she muttered, finally pulling herself up. She shook off herself then tried to glare at her dog.

"Duck, seriously? I was walking here!" she snapped at her dog. Duck whimpered then went to the bedroom. Crash sighed then trotted into the room as well. She closed and locked the door, then soon turned around to see Slide asleep in the bed. Duck was also on the bed, pretending he was asleep so Crash wouldn't make him move. Crash rolled her eyes then pushed Duck off the bed so she could lay down. Duck jumped right back on, then went in the middle of the two ponies. Crash got up again then sighed annoyingly. She then went around the room trying to find some pillows and blankets to make a little dog bed for Duck. She then soon found the materials she needed and made a bed. Duck rushed over to it then curled up in a ball and closed his eyes. Crash finally crawled up into the bed and finally fell asleep peacefully, awaiting the sun to rise.

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It was morning when Slide woke up from his sleep. He yawned at looked over to his left. Crash was still fast asleep, snuggling with her pet. Slide grinned. "Well it looks like I'm going to be the first one awake mostly. I am an early bird at some times," he concluded. He got out of bed and made his way to the bathroom. While he took his morning shower, Slide was still excited that he would be soon be married, something he imagined would never happen to him in his life. After drying off from his shower and brushing his teeth, he trotted out of the bathroom and made his way over to the kitchen. He did know how to make dinner and a few lunch items, but never for breakfast. He opened the fridge and took out two delicious red apples. He prepared a mug of hot chocolate and carrying the mug with a wing, he trotted to the front door and opened the door to get the morning newspaper. It was a bit cold out, but that didn't mind him. He picked up the mail with his other wing and closed the door behind him. Entering the living room, he placed his mug onto the coffee table and began to read the paper, occasionally taking a drink from his mug of hot chocolate. There wasn't any important news, just a few reminders and highlights. Slide yawned as he put down the newspaper onto the table and began to read the mail. A letter from Green Screen, a letter from his parents, and surprisingly a letter from Crash's parents too. The rest was advertisements and coupons. Slide read both letters from his family and laughed. Green Screen was his best friend and his parents were wondering how he was doing. He went back to the kitchen and ate two more apples. With breakfast over, he decided to practice his trombone. He put it together and very quietly, began to play a lovely tune, a piece that was pianissimo and very melodic.

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Crash woke up to Duck snoring. He usually did that, so it was nothing new to Crash as she got off the warm bed. She then decided to take a warm shower and fix her mane, since she forgot to take it out of a ponytail last night. Crash went into the bathroom and took a shower quickly, then hopped out into the cold air. She shivered while fixing her mane. She then went back into the bedroom and to her unpacked backpack. She sat down and opened it up to see a green and yellow bathrobe. 'What the? I don't remember packing this..' She grabbed the robe with her mouth and quickly put it on. She then looked over at Duck as he was still sleeping. Crash rolled her eyes then went into the kitchen. She was hungry, so she got out a bowl and some cereal. She poured the cereal into the bowl, then got out the milk and poured it in there also. She then carried the bowl over with her wing and over to the living room. She then placed it on the table in front of the couch. She began eating, then snuggled inside her warm bathrobe. Afterwards, she went to put the bowl into the sink and go see what Slide was doing, because he wasn't in the bed when she woke up. Crash flew over to the front door, wondering if he was outside. She cracked the door open  to see him reading the newspaper and drinking some hot chocolate. She chuckled then closed the door quietly so he wouldn't notice. She then trotted over to the bedroom and laid down on the bed. She waited for Slide to come inside, which happened quickly. She saw Slide grab his trombone and start to play a quiet tune. Crash got up and went over to him to listen.

"I think it's cool you can make the trombone quiet like that. Usually they are super loud," she said as he played.

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Slide heard Crash's voice behind him. He put the musical instrument back into it's case and sat down on the couch.
"Why thank you Crash. Trombones are loud, but only if the dynamic marking says either forte, fortissimo, or the loudest dynamic called fortississimo. Fortissimo is defined as very loud, however fortississimo is defined as very very loud." Slide took another sip of his hot chocolate. "Okay so here are some things I need to tell you. One, there is a letter from Green Screen and a letter from my parents on the coffee table. I just read them a few minutes ago." Slide picked up a letter that was unopened. "This must be a letter from your parents. I promise not to open any mail that is addressed to you." He gave the letter to Crash. "And there is a question I would like to ask you as well. When should we get married? Today is Sunday so I don't really know when or where the wedding will be the held. But I think the right choice is to go on a honeymoon! Maybe you can watch me conduct the Ponyville Jazz Ensemble or see me perform in the Royal Canterlot Orchestra. I should see you race in an event, cheering you on as you streak across the sky." Slide sighed happily. He saw Duck walk over and hop up onto the couch, settling down for a nap. "Well it looks like someone didn't get enough sleep last night," Slide laughed as he began petting the sleeping dog.

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Crash nodded her head as Slide talked about musical things. She wasn't the best at knowing those things, she wasn't a musical pony after all, she was a racer. Slide then handed her a letter from her own parents that left her when she was just a filly.

"M-my parents?" she asked grabbing the note with her wing. She ripped it open with her mouth and grabbed the paper out of the envelope. She unfolded the note and started to read it.

Dear Crash Course,

    

    Me and your father have been traveling for a while, and we've started to drift off from you. We haven't heard from you for a while, and we think you have forgot about us. We are sorry for leaving you, and we love you very much. Never forget that.

Sincerely,

    Your Mother and Father

Crash froze as she read the note. Forget about her parents? Never. She suddenly flew around the house trying to find a piece of paper and a pen. She finally found the objects she needed and set them on the table. She then began to write a note.

Dear parents,

I have never forgot about you two, calm down. And I know you didn't leave me for a reason. Now then, I have found my special somepony, and we are getting married soon. Hopefully you guys can make it, but most likely not. Who knows. I love you guys too.

Sincerely,

       Crash Course

Crash threw the note into and envelope, then put a stamp on it. She left the note onto the table and looked up at Slide and smiled.

"Okay, so getting married. I think we should get married in a week or two. We just need time to get everything set and know who we want to invite. I would also love to go on a honeymoon! Your idea seems perfect to me. I do have a few races coming up, so you coming to them will make me really happy! Also, where would you like to get married? I think it would be cool to get married somewhere in Cantorlot," she said. She then saw Duck jump up onto the couch and fall asleep again. Crash rolled her eyes as always.

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"Perfect! Let me just send a letter to my brother and then another letter to my parents." Slide hopped off the couch and trotted towards the study room. He got a piece of parchment paper and with a quill he began to write the letters.

Dear Green Screen,

I see that you are doing well! I am happy to announce that I will be marrying Crash Course in one or two weeks from now. I'll send out invitations soon. And I'm surprised that you have a marefriend! How cute is she? Is she a pegasus like you? How are you technological advances coming along? Make sure to stay awesome bro. Tell your marefriend I said hi.

Sincerely,
Slide Fortissimo

Slide folded the letter and put it into an envelope. It was soon addressed and ready to be sent. He took another piece of parchment paper and began to write a letter to his parents.

Dear Melody Screen and Crescendo Forte,

I am proud that you are my wonderful parents! I am some excellent news: I'm getting married! If you are wondering who she is, her name is Crash Course and she is beautiful! Born and raised in Cloudsdale as well! I promise to send invitations a week before the wedding. Celebrate the news!

Sincerely,
Slide Fortissimo

With both letters sealed, Slide trotted out of the study with all the letters tucked under his left wing. Crash gave her letter to him and Slide went outside towards the mailbox. Putting the mail inside, the letters were ready to be sent. He trotted back inside and closed the door behind him. "So Crash, what should we do now? We can discuss about something, play truth or dare, race each other in the sky, basically anything," Slide asked as he sat back down on the couch, waiting for a response.

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Crash watched as Slide wrote his notes then put into the envelope. Crash then hopped off the couch and grabbed the letters with her mouth.

"I'll go and put these into the Post Office, then I'll come back, okay?" Slide nodded then Crash took off outside and into the sky. She forgot she was wearing her bathrobe, but she didn't think of it. She rushed to the blue and white building that stood behind a small boutique. She landed onto the ground and put the envelopes into the blue box that stood in front of her. She started to walk away, while grabbing dirty and weird looks from other ponies. She stuck her tongue at all of them then flew off into the sky. She quickly got back to the house and closed the door behind her.

"That was interesting," she said, laughing a little. She then shrugged and went back to the couch.

"Okay, so I would love to race you! I wanna see how fast you can fly and your form! Haha, this is going to be awesome!" she said smiling like an animal. She then threw off her bathrobe and flew back outside. She waited for Slide, as he finally came out. Crash stayed up into the air.

"Alright, I want this to be a long race, so let's start here in front of our house, then fly to the Post Office, then go to the Cantorlot Castle, then you have to bust ten clouds and come right back here!" she said smiling. She had tons of endurance, so this was going to be a piece of cake.

She grabbed a random bucket of white chalk, then drew a line for the starting point. She then went over and made another one in front of the door for a finish line.

"Perfect! Now then, you better be ready because, well, I'm fast," she said stretching. She was really excited for this. She's always wanted to race a none racing pony. She loved to win anyway, the only thing pulling her back was the ponies that might stare at her while racing. She tried to keep that behind her head though.

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Slide blushed as he watched Crash fling off her bathrobe. He followed her outside and listened as she explained how the race would be, drawing where the start/finish line would be. "Excellent! This race will definitely prove how well I can fly!" Slide replied as he got ready to stretch his wings. He was a bit worried, having never done a race before. "Flying really fast would be like playing the trombone at a fast tempo," he thought. After stretching his wings, he made sure that his legs were stretched and his mane was not going to effect wind resistance. "Alright Crash! It looks like I'm ready to race! I'll countdown. To the starting line!" Slide and Crash both trotted towards the starting line. "May the best pony win," Slide announced. Wings were flexed and stretched one last time. Sweating, Slide began the countdown. "ON YOUR MARKS!....GET SET!......GOOOO!!!!!" And the race quickly began, Slide and Crash zooming into the air, buzzing their wings like never before. "Oh yeah! This is awesome!" Slide shouted as they approached the post office. Together they flew quickly around the post office, letters flying everywhere. Closing in on the castle, Slide began to feel tired. "My wings are aching, but I must keep going," he thought. Slide was soon behind Crash by a few yards but the race was close. They flew around Canterlot Castle and soared upward into the sky to begin busting the clouds. Slide kicked the clouds two at a time, but Crash finished before he busted the last cloud. Crash was getting further ahead. "I know exactly what to do, I hope this works," Slide thought to himself. He flew higher into the sky and then started to dive quickly. "Come on!" Slide shouted, both hooves now pointing out front. Slide noticed the sound barrier forming. Then suddenly, there was a loud explosion as Slide accelerated to full speed. He had just done a sonic brassboom! "Hi Crash! Bye Crash!" Slide quickly shouted as he zoomed past Crash, a brown speed trail behind him. Slide didn't realize he was going to fast and was approaching the house to quickly. He spotted his target and braced for impact. With a mighty splash, Slide landed into the swimming pool, making the water splash out and then fall back into the pool. Slide quickly surfaced from the water. "I won! I won! Oh yeah! What a race that was! Woohoo!" Slide shouted as he did a double back-flip in celebratory style. "What did you think of that Crash!" Slide asked eagerly.

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Crash landed on the finish line with no sweat on her. She simply walked inside the house and where Slide landed, in the pool. She sat down with a huff then looked at Slide and gave a smart smirk.

"Well, I mean, you did beat me to the house, but you didn't land on the finish line, so then by that standard I won," she said in her 'smart egghead' voice. She then had a simple chuckle and slid into the pool, making her soaking wet instantly. She then gave Slide a kiss on the cheek and smiled.

"In my mind I won, but in my heart you won. See how that works?" she said with a small chuckle again. She then hopped right out of the pool and shook off the water, making it spray everywhere. She then fixed her mane and sat back down.

"You hungry? I can make you a hay burger," she said looking at Slide with her big blue eyes. She was hungry also, usually every time after a race she was hungry. Slide nodded then Crash got up and trotted to the kitchen. She then went to the fridge and got out some cold hay and some lettuce. She then got out some buns and put them on a paper plate. She quickly made the cold burgers then put them in the oven so they would warm up. She then got out two cups and some apple cider. Crash filled the glasses up with the yellowy orange cider and put a straw in each. Afterwards the oven started to make beeping sounds, so Crash got the now hot hay burgers out and carried the plates with her left wing like a platter, then grabbed the two cider filled cups with her right wings. She then trotted back outside into the warm air and brought it over to Slide.

"Alright your majesty, I got you your hay burger and a cup of apple cider," she said putting the food down onto the freshly cut grass. She then grabbed her own plate and cider and started to eat and drink her things.

"Is it good?" she asked Slide, taking another bite.

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Slide got out of the pool, found a fresh towel, and dried himself off. He blushed again after Crash kissed him on the cheek. "Goodness, I'm in love," he thought to himself. Crash asked if he would like to have something to eat. "Of course! Since it should be lunch time, I would love to have a hayburger." Slide went to go lay down on a lounge chair as Crash went inside to make two hayburgers in the kitchen. The kitchen window was opened and Slide could smell the delicious hayburgers that were being cooked. Ten minutes later, Crash trotted back outside with the two servings of lunch. She sat down on her lounge chair and began to eat her lunch. Slide looked at his serving. It was a hayburger with cheese, exactly what he wanted. A mug of apple cider was served as well. "Thank you Crash! That was very kind of you." Slide began to eat his lunch, taking a bite into the hayburger occasionally as well as a sip of apple cider. "Wow! This is delicious!" Slide exclaimed as he took another bite. He finished his hayburger, savoring the flavor as he chewed his last bite. Swallowing the food, he sighed happily and laid down on the chair. The sun was high in the sky and it was very warm. Slide looked over at Crash. "Crash, this is the life. It's like a vacation everyday. But there is always work before pleasure." Slide raised his mug. "Cheers, to a happy marriage!".

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"Cheers to happy marriage!" Crash said back, clashing her cup with Slide's. She smiled then took a sip of the wonderful cider. She then licked her lips and set the cup down onto the small side table next to them. She sighed then looked up at the sky.

"You know, I haven't said much about me," she said, staring at the blue, cloudy sky. "Like, my life as a small filly, living in Cloudsdale and being the most popular filly in flight camp," she continued taking another sip of her cider.

"Well when I was in my second year of flight camp, I came home one day to my parents not there. It's happened many times, but that time it felt different. I went to the kitchen to find a not on the fridge. The note said that they were on a 'business' trip and that they will not return for a while. They were also racers, and popular ones at that, which made me well known. But still my parents never came back, and I had to live at my best friends house, which I was okay with. I didn't really mind my parents leaving me, they never took care of me anyway. But still, me and my friend were well, friends for a long time. Then she left and went to go live in Philidelphia. Never seen her since, I hope she is doing well... Anyway, about my parents, I did love them, and I know they loved me. But I was surprised to see the letter from them today. It's been seriously years since they left. I guess they miss me. I don't know, whatever, that's enough about my past as a filly. How was your past?" Crash finally finished her rant, then took a sip of her cider and finished her hay burger. She then turned to Slide and smiled, still thinking about her parents. She had a weird past, but I guess that's what happens when your parents are famous.

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"It's pronounced Fillydelphia and yes I have a past of my own too," Slide replied, taking a sip of cider. "Green and I were born on a Friday, Friday the 13th of September. My parents were happy to have twins. Green and I both grew up in Cloudsdale together. We would race each other, play games, go exploring, even take a swim in the clouds. My father Crescendo Forte admired me more than Green. To me, he is the most professional trumpet player in Equestria. He taught me many solos that I still play to this day. I even remember the time my family went to see a performance of the Royal Canterlot Orchestra. It was amazing. The second time we visited, that was when the conductor announced that the trombonist had a broken leg and I volunteered. I got my cutie mark after the piece finished. My mother, Melody Screen, played the flute but admired my twin brother. Not only did my mother play the flute, she loved technology. She was always studying the speed and time of the Friendship Express. Green and I continue to admire the Friendship Express whenever we travel anywhere. Green got his cutie mark when he invented a better communication system. He continues to improve technology to this day." Slide realized that it was still sunny out. Maybe he really didn't need to have a mug of hot chocolate that morning. "Crash, can I ask you something. This may sound weird but, I've never had sex before. After we get married, how are we going to make a foal? I don't know how a foal is made!" Slide began to panic, nervously shaking and breathing heavily as he tried to calm himself down.

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Crash froze, again. She hated talking about foals.

"Well, I'd rather not say how, I don't really wanna talk about it," she quickly said, trying to smile. She then tried change the subject.

"I'll tell you how I got my cutiemark I guess.. hehe. Um, It was my first day of flight camp, so I guess I was the first in my class to get my cutiemark. Anyway, the teacher wanted to see how fast we were, so we had a first test on who was the fastest. Whoever was the fastest got a gold medal, just to have to see when we were older that we were still the fastest I guess. Anywho, we had to race against everyone in the class, there was at least fifteen ponies in there. But the race quickly started and it was just a lap around the obstacle course. There were cloud hurdles, and hoops, even cloud barrels we had to zoom around past it. It was really fun! Anyway, all the other ponies easily got tired just by a half of a lap. Me and my best friend were still against each other. She finally gave up though, and tripped over a cloud barrel. I laughed as I crossed the finish line. The teacher gave me the medal and I placed it around my neck. I wore it for the rest of the week! It was really funny because I started getting the nickname 'Gold Tripper' because I always tripped on my hooves from how big the medal was. It was really funny when I fell onto my face. I loved landing on the clouds though," she finally finished then smiled.

Hopefully he wouldn't get back on the topic of having a foal. She never wanted to have one anyway, she just refused to say anything about it. She was scared of even thinking of the idea. This was the only thing she is scared to say.

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Slide had stopped panicking and listened to Crash's story. He understood that she had earned a gold medal and that's how she got here cutiemark. And getting the nickname 'Gold Tripper' is a nickname that should be held with honor and pride. Crash was soon finished with her story. "Well it seems that your story is way different than mine. And I apologize for bringing that subject up. Saying that topic out loud can be compared to my trombone being played out of tune or the slide of the trombone sliding off the instrument and clanging onto the floor." Slide took a deep breath. "What I now know is that has a soon to be husband, I should be careful of what I say to others. Including you Crash. I mean, we can make love tonight, but I'll prevent you from having foals. Not yet though. Heat season isn't until 3 or 4 weeks from now. Trust me, Green and I had to lock our doors the last time heat season hit. Mares were knocking on our door asking for a desperate need for pleasure. Heat season is usually before winter begins but it feels like it's closer every year. If you want, I can explain in detail what it means for a mare to be in heat. And no, I don't mean they are on fire." Slide paused dramatically. He looked around the backyard. It was so quiet and peaceful. Birds were chirping nearby. "I think I'm going to take a nap, due to how quiet it is right now. Wake me if you have any questions." Slide got up from his lounge chair and went inside the house to take a nap on the couch.