When Sonata Dusk is found murdered in a backalley, the other sirens find themselves alone and friendless, except for perhaps one person. Sunset Shimmer, attempting to befriend them at school, feels for their loss, and tries to console them. Meanwhile, a murderer with an apparent grudge against the Dazzlings is still on the loose.

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Sonata has a bad nightmare and asks Aria if she can bunk with her since Adagio is no where to be found. Aria of course refuses, but gives in, leaving them in a very interesting position when Adagio comes back.
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We were lost in the woods. It was cold, and dark, and we had little hope of getting home. That's when we saw a shooting star. We didn't know what else to do, so we wished.

Oh, how I wish we had died that night.

((A different take on the Sirens and the Dazzlings))

During one of her daily walks while out of school, Sunset Shimmer stumbles across a lone Sonata Dusk sitting in a coffee shop. Curiosity gets the better of her, and she approaches the Siren to start a conversation. What she gets in response is little less than shocking.

When Sonata and Aria return to school after disappearing for several weeks, Sunset begins to find out the reason the girls turned into such evil beings.

Credit for artwork goes to Jack-a-Lynn on DeviantArt.

(This story is a non-canon derivation of The Evening Sonata arc, The Sunrise Sonata. There are some minor spoilers.)

Lying in Hospital with multiple stab wounds and broken legs, Aria Blaze is cursing her misfortune and the continuation of the miserable course her life is taking.
Unexpectedly, she receives a visit from her sister, Sonata Dusk. But something is wrong...

This is a nightmare style story, and contains scenes some may find disturbing... if you can picture them in your head, I mean.

Coverart by thegreatcat14

A story haunts the boat docks of Equestria. Nopony knows where it's from. Nopony knows if it's real. The only thing they know, is stay the hay away from the docks at night... the only thing they know is that the victim was called Ship's Anchor.

Ship's Anchor was a young and successful sailor, scheduled to send a ship with goods for the Griffon Kingdom, but that night, everything changed, when he simply disappeared.
Let's take a deeper look into what transpired that fateful evening, a deeper look into the old folktale.

There's a reason why nopony goes out to the docks at night...

I'm planning on starting my own little series called 'old folktales' which is going to circle around ancient ponies and some form of a mythical Equestrian being. I think you can guess what creature the first one is about. Anyway, this story is running without an editor, please point out my mistakes!

When Sonata's wish to be a pony for a day comes true, the Dazzlings are stunned. But shock soon turns to chaos as Sonata, only 1 1/2 feet tall, makes her friends' lives a nightmare. Can Adagio and Aria make it through the day with their sanity intact? Or will they sucumb to the sheer adorableness of an adowable wittle Sowawa?

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The sirens, defeated and powerless, find their only goal in life crushed. And now, stuck in the human world for the rest of their eternal lives, not only must they endure the burden of their punishment, but also bear with the remorse of their misdeeds and the fear of the future.

Will they be able to stick together like they've been until now, or will the torment of their past destroy thousands of years of partnership? Only time will tell. But what is time for immortal creatures, exactly?

Edition by: 0_0

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Two passengers on a train ride toward an uncertain future. One is a pony. The other only pretends to be.

Sex is tame and non-explicit. Don't be afraid to read.

Written expressly for Equestria Daily's Outside Insight Summer Fanfiction Contest.

Now with a dramatic reading by Illya Leonov!

Russian translation courtesy of Arsus.
Chinese translation courtesy of viczhn.
French translation courtesy of BroNie.

Inspired by the artwork of RubleGun and Raddjuret. Musical accompaniment by Patrick Poe.

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