Apple Melody

Melody 	Melody
 	
Kind 	Unicorn
Sex 	Female
Residence 	
Ponyville
Canterlot (formerly)
Occupation	
Radio DJ
 	
Eyes 	
Brilliant Cornflower Blue
Coat 	Very Light Emerald Green
Mane 	Light Brilliant Gold
Magic Aura	Luminous Vivid Cerulean
Apple Melody is a female Unicorn pony. She lives and works in Ponyville as a radio DJ; and is often visited by her cousins Soarin and Dreamer Cloud. She is close to the Apples, and is considered to be one of their many cousins, despite not being a blood relation.
==Appearence==
Melody is an average sized pony, and a Unicorn, like her mother. She also inherited her mother's blonde mane and her father's blue eyes. She keeps her tail unusually short for a mare and is almost never seen without her blue neckerchief and two earrings in her right ear.
==Biography==
====Early Life====
: Melody's mother, Viola Melody, was a good friend of the Apple Family of Ponyville in her youth, but fell ill soon after Melody's birth and could not travel. Melody first met the Apples when she was three, by accompanying her father, North Star, to Ponyville to deliver the news of her mother's death. Melody did not meet Applejack or Big MacIntosh until a few months after this, but the three of them became good friends, and Melody often returned to Ponyville to visit her 'cousins'.
:North Star's sister, Angel, was the closest thing to a mother Melody had after that, and Melody grew up very close to her paternal cousins, Dreamer and Soarin. Sadly, Angel died not long after Viola, when Melody was seven, leaving North Star very depressed, and leading to him forbidding Melody from playing music, which his wife and sister had both loved.
====Earning Her Cutie Mark====
: Despite her father's demands, Melody had a passion for music. As she entered her teens, Melody began to spend more and more time away from home, either visiting Ponyville or exploring Canterlot, until one night she happened upon a seemingly-abandoned warehouse, only to find that it was actually a nightclub.
:The lights and colours fascinated Melody, and, wanting to get a better look, she climbed up onto a table. Little did she realise that she had climbed up onto the unattended DJ table, accidentally pressing a few buttons as she did so. Finding that these buttons changed the music, she began to experiment, and found she enjoyed it immensely. The dancers did, too, and encouraged her to continue, leading Melody to discover her true passion, bringing joy through music.
:When she returned home later that night, Melody caught sight of her new cutie mark in her bedroom mirror. As if knowing her father would not approve of the nature of her mark, it was more abstract, and looked more like a reference to her name; an apple with a music note.
==Skills==
===Music===
Melody can play several instruments, but her cutie mark (ergo her special talent) is for DJ-ing. Viola taught Melody the violin when she was young, and though she does not like classical music much, Melody enjoys playing the violin. She usually plays fiddle-music, the likes of which always goes down well at Apple Family events. Melody also sings, usually when performing with her band, the WonderNotes.
===Applebucking===
Since she is an honourary Apple, Melody helps out with applebucking from time to time. She is not as strong as Applejack - who can remove every apple from a tree in one buck - but can usually remove all the apples if given enough time. The real problem is that Melody doesn't have the same knack for knowing exactly where to hit, which can sometimes damage the trees, so she's usually just there for moral support.
==Relationships==
===Family===
Parents
Melody's parents were a Unicorn mare, Viola Melody, and a Pegasus stallion, North Star Gazer. Viola was born in Ponyville and befriended the Apple Family, whereas North Star lived in Cloudsdale with his sister, Angel Gazer. Both families later moved to Canterlot, where the two met, fell in love, and married, later having Melody. Viola passed away just after Melody's third birthday, and North Star died a few years later, after his sister died, when Melody was thirteen.
====Extended Family====
Viola was an only child, but North Star had a sister, Angel, who married a member of the Wonderbolts, Dusk Cloud. Angel and Dusk had two Pegasus children; the eldest, Soarin (who followed in his father's hoofsteps and became a Wonderbolt), and Dreamer, who displayed a talent for Dream Walking and became Princess Luna's personal student. Angel died when Melody and Soarin were seven, and Dreamer was six. Soarin is about a year and a half older than Dreamer, with Melody being roughly in between them.
Melody is closer to Dreamer than Soarin, mainly because Soarin was scouted for the Wonderbolts at a young age and spent a lot of time off at training academies, whereas Dreamer's apprenticeship under Princess Luna meant she got to stay in Canterlot. Following the death of her father, North Star, Melody lived with Dreamer and her Uncle Dusk for a few years, before she eventually moved to Ponyville.
====Adoptive Family====
The Apple Family are known for being extremely friendly and welcoming, and consider Melody among their many cousins. One of the reasons Melody chose to move to Ponyville after her father died was because she knew the Apples lived there. She is closest to Applejack, being of the same age and mindset, however gets on very well with Big MacIntosh and Apple Bloom (whom she allows to help in her studio from time to time). She is familiar with the whole Apple Family, but is closest with the Ponyville branch, as well as Braeburn, with whom Melody and the other WonderNotes get along with very well.
===Friends===
====WonderNotes====
The WonderNotes are the band that Melody plays in. They do not record their own songs, merely play songs written by other, famous bands. Though each member has a musical cutie mark, the band is only a hobby for each of the members, of which there are four (possibly five, depending on your outlook). Melody is the lead singer, as well as the (as she puts it) odd-jobber; playing rythm guitar or keyboard when required.
Frets
: Pick Frets is a blue Earth pony who plays lead guitar in the band. He is also the male singer. He has known Melody since she moved to Ponyville, and out of the WonderNotes, Melody is closest to him, as she has known him the longest. His cutie mark is for playing guitar, and is a music and guitar teacher for younger ponies.
Riffline
: Riffline Clef is a male Earth pony and the WonderNotes' bassist. He is the oldest of the group and has a very big-brotherly manner, probably because his own younger brother, Hi-Hat, is also in the band. Riff is friendly, but stern, and looks out for his bandmates, though he is fairly reserved, especially in contrast to his little brother. He does not like to advertise his personal business, such as his secret love of knitting and the fact he is gay. Riff's day job is running a shop where he sells various instruments, mainly basses and guitars.
Hi-Hat
: Tom "Hi-Hat" Clef is a male Pegasus and Riffline's younger brother. He is the youngest in the band and plays drums. He is energetic and friendly, but is shy when it comes to his own feelings, such as his crush Melody's cousin, Dreamer Cloud (which his three bandmates all know about, even if Hi-Hat doesn't realise they know). He met Melody the same day as Frets, as the two were already friends before meeting her. Later, Hi-Hat instroduced Melody to Riffline, and not long after, the four of them began to play together. Hi-Hat's job is Weather-Patrol, which is common for Pegasi, though his true passion is drumming.
 
====  W onderbolts  ====
: Melody is good friends with several Wonderbolts, as she tries to see as many of Soarin's competitions as she can. She is closest with Soarin, as he is her cousin, but is also friendly with Spitfire and many of the others. However, Melody has been slightly cool with Fleetfoot following the events of Rainbow Falls, in which she tried to replace him.
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