"I'm going for a walk, I'll be back later," Aria said as she slammed her front door, and walked away from her house, only to walk into a pair of girls, apparently waiting outside her house. "What do you want?" she asked.
"Nothing," one of them replied.
"Then get the fuck out of my way!!!" she demanded. The two girls moved out Aria's way, and she walked past them, down the street. Then why are you waiting outside my house? she thought.
"What's wrong with her?" one of the girls asked.
"Who knows?" a familiar voice replied.
That voice? Aria stopped and shifted more of her attention to the two girls conversation behind her.
"Beats me, she was like that last night aswell." Aria turned her head around so she could get a glimpse of them out of the corner of her eye. She recognized one of them as the girl from last night, Trixie, and while it took her a moment, she recognized the other girl was one of the girls who had defeated her, Adagio and Sonata. One of the six girls Sunset was close to.
When the two of them started walking away, Aria turned around and slowly stared atthem for a moment. Are they still looking for Sunset? she asked herself, looking over at her appartment.
She was about to approach them, and confront them about Sunset, but before she even took her first step towards them, she thought that might not be the best idea. While Sunset was in the appartment that was literally right next to them, they were both walking away, so they hadn't found her already, though she did smile at the thought of what Adagio would do to them both if they stepped through that door, it would be better for Sunset if they didn't find her.
But despite all that, it always was fun to screw with people.
Aria came to a decision, She reached into her pocket, and pulled out a coin, Heads, you screw with them, tails, it's not worth it, she flipped the coin into the air, and caught it as it fell. She opened her hand, and looked at the coin, as a dark grin began to grow on her face, a grin she hadn't made in quite a while.
She looked up from her hand, towards the two girls that were now a fair distance away, and began to close the gap between them.
Rainbow and Trixie continued down the street of appartments, though they had to turn around and head back towards the bus stop. Behind them was one of the sirens from the battle of the bands, and they both thought it was best to not go the direction she was going.
"So how much of this place have you searched?" Rainbow asked.
"Trixe looked all over this place," Trixie replied, "And no one had seen her, Trixie even had a picture of her from one of your performances." Trixie reached into her pocket and pulled out the photo to show Rainbow. It was a small picture of the Rainbooms practicing in the music room, luckily they didn't have their pony ears, wings, or hair. Sunset's face had been circled with a red marker.
"This was the only photo you could find?" Rainbow asked, "You couldn't find one of just her?"
"Well, Trixie could've used one of her Princess of the Fall formal photos, but I shouldn't have to explain why that would've been a bad idea," Trixie said uneasily.
"You know, she kept taking those down, and someone kept putting them back up," Rainbow said.
"Yeah... I really don't know what I was trying to accomplish in doing that again," Trixie mumbled.
"That was you?" Rainbow asked, though after what Trixie had just told her, about how she had it out for Sunset, it wasn't all that surprising.
"Guilty as charged," Trixie replied dryly.
They had reached the bus stop that they had walked away from not long ago, "You really did have it out for her didn't you?" Rainbow asked.
"Hey, how about a joke?" Trixie asked, clearly wanting to change the subject.
Rainbow rolled her eyes, "Sure..."
Trixie opened her mouth, but was cut off by someone behind them. "Three sirens walk into a school full of idiots and brainwash everyone." Trixie and Rainbow turned around to see the person behind them was the siren from earlier. "What? I thought it was funny," she replied dryly, before sitting down on the bus stops bench.
"Uh, Trixie, didn't she walk the other way?" Rainbow asked.
"Yeah, but I forgot the bus stop was this way," the siren replied, "And yes, I can hear you."
"What do you want?" Rainbow asked, taking a step away from the siren.
"My name's Aria, not You," Aria replied, harshly, "And what does it look like I'm doing? I'm waiting for the bus."
"Well, good luck with that," Trixie replied.
Aria glanced at Trixie, "Oh, hey, you're the one from last night?" she asked, "Trixie, right?"
"Tha... Y, yeah, I am. So What?" Trixie stuttered.
"Uh... Trixie..." Rainbow whispered.
"So did you find what you were looking for last night?" Aria asked.
"Why do you care?" Trixie asked,
"Trixie..." Rainbow repeated, "Don't answer..."
"Hey, I'm just curious is all," Aria said, "Oh well, I guess it doesn't concern me anyway," she shrugged.
"You're right, it doesn't," Rainbow said. She quickly spun around, and grabbed Trixie, "Lets go."
"So, I guess you changed partners then today," Aria said calmly.
"Changed partners?" Trixie repeated confusedly, "What do you mean?"
Rainbow rolled her eyes. "You and that other girl were looking around here last night," Aria said.
"Trixie, she's just trying to mess with you!" Rainbow said, "Now can we go?"
"Trixie doesn't quite understand, I was on my own last night, there was no one with me," she said, still confused.
"Yeah, there was. She was right behind you, she had like, firery hair and a black leather jacket on...."
"What?" Rainbow asked.
Aria pointed at Dash, "You know her, she was in your band when you, her, and six other girls stripped us of our magic," she said nonchalantly. "What was her name again... Sunflower something?"
"W... What did you just say?" Trixie asked.
Aria gave Trixie a confused look, "That she was with her and about six other girls when they took away our magic?"
"No no, before that," Trixie said.
"She had a nice black leather jacket on?" Aria said, still looking confused.
"You said Sunset was right behind Trixie," Rainbow said in a very aggressive tone, "Why would you say that?"
Aria looked at them both, "I... I don't get the question," she said, slowly.
"Why would you say Sunset was behind Trixie?" Dash repeated, "It's a simple question."
"Is there something I'm missing?" Aria asked, "Why is it such a big deal that someone was behind you? You didn't seem to care, when Sonata said there was someone there."
Trixie felt a shiver rush down her spine. "...Excuse me?" she asked nervously.
"Remember when Sonata ran past you, and about a minute later, just as you ran off, she called for me and Adagio to help carry her?"
Trixie froze on the spot. "...No..." She mumbled. She could remember the conversation from last night, when one of them walked past her to go see someone else, and right before Trixie ran off to continue searching for Sunset, she did call for help carrying something.
"Sunset had hurt her leg, and needed a hand getting up," Aria continued, "Is she alright, cus she seemed rather, depressed?" she asked, "Hell, I don't even think she recognized us. When she got up, she just, walked off the same way you went."
Dash was looking at Trixie, "Hey... Trixie... You alright?" she didn't get a reply.
A bus began to approach the stop, at which Aria finally stood up. "Well, there's my bus," neither Trixie, nor Rainbow replied. As the bus stopped, and the doors opened, Aria boarded the bus, "Oh well, see you two, whenever, I guess." After Aria had paid for her ride, the bus doors closed, and the bus itself drove off, leaving the two girls.
"Trixie, you know she's lying," Dash said, although admittedly, she was trying to convince herself of just that.
Trixie sat down on the bench, in the same spot Aria was sitting. "I don't believe it," she said weakly.
"Trixie, what did I just say?" Rainbow asked.
"Sunset was right behind me," Trixie said.
"No she wasn't! You hear me?" Rainbow asked. "She was just trying to get to you, it's what those sirens do." Trixie didn't reply. "She was lying, alright."
As much as Trixie wanted to believe Rainbow, she had this feeling inside her, a terrible gut feeling that, no matter how much she wanted to, she just couldnt deny. Tears began to fall from her eyes, as she covered her face with her hands, she just couldn't believe she was so close.
Sunset was right there, she was right behind me.
Whoa! Great chapter! Good win sending them on a guilt trip Aria! Loved this. Keep it up and see you next update.
Aria is a troll.
This is why I LOVE ARIA! Awesome chapter!
just love
Aria is super cool
Looks like
Two-FaceAria really got into those two heads.6851817 There was a holiday special comic in which someone is going around spreading everones secrets, and the whole school, including her friends, turn against her, believing Sunset to be Anon a Miss. It is later revealed to be the CMC doing this.
Aria, that is why you're my favorite Dazzling.
i felt that sting Aria gived, it really gave me the chills.
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6851904 a new chapter thank you thank you thank you thank you I look forward to many more in the story that you have done well I hope you're doing well
6851977 well that was cold I guess going to have to wait for this to chill out sorry I'm bad at puns
That feeling when someone you know is RIGHT behind you then disappears when you look back...
You spelled apartment wrong
That was good. I like seeing Aria just straight up mess with them!
I think Trixie had it coming, honestly the Rainbooms as well should get tormented, they were so two face in this incident, saying they forgiven her but in fact they still held resentment, and shows on how they turned on her so easily.
I think if Sunset does forgive them it should be slow and road to forgiving them, and she should get furious at the CMC for thier stupid reason for framing her.
"Oh woe is me my sisters spend more time with Sunset then with me, i know i'll go out of my way to ruin her life, and make my sister and her friends turn agaist her. Rather then actually talk to my sister about it or another adult. That show her!"
Interesting chapter. I like where this story is heading
6851904 ah, thank you! I haven't read the comics in a long while, so that would be it. I think the last ish I read was the 2nd of the mirror arc.
Oh Aria, you evil, beautiful soul~
YAY! a new chapter of this! and.... OOOOOHHH. nice work Aria. heheheh. hahahahahaa! so well played it slays me.
6852400 Was that seriously the reason given in the comic for the CMC doing what they did? Seriously?
6853987 Yep. And unlike here, the Human 5 instantly forgive the Crusaders after hearing their motive in the comic, while doing absolutely nothing to make things right with Sunset - not even an apology. They just act like the whole incident never happened.
By the way, what changed to make the Human 5 angry with the Crusaders here? Was it Sunset's absence somehow? Did Twilight call them out on their bulls***? Or did you just decide to rewrite things so that they have a more realistic reaction?
6854091 Pretty sure that's what we call a "normal human reaction", something that MLP seems very keen on not doing 9 times out of 10. So out of the reasons you guessed, it was the third one that's the most correct, I think.
6854091 Wow. I don't actually read the comics, I just knew about the basic story of this one, so I always was curious as to why the CMC did it, (though never curious enough to look it up) but thats really how it goes? And they just forgive the three of them just like that?
6854136 What he said.
If I found out someone (or in this case, three kids,) had been framing one of my best friends for all that shit, to the point where I actually turned against said friend, it just seems normal to be really pissed off at them.
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They did forgive them thou they did get into massive trouble for it.
in one scene in the aftermath Rarity was still decently angry about it as she lectured her sister on what she did, listing everything.
Sweetie Bell mentioned how they now had six months detetion, and can't remember....think they were banned from taking thier cell phones and such to school from now on.
Plus they were told while the account was taken down the sad truth the stuff they posted cannot be taken back.
And that is true! In real life you have to be careful what you post on forums and Face Book and such, we tend to forget that.
As for the reason they did it, they felt left out or abandoned and jealous over thier sisters and sister figure leaving them out.
Still they should talked to them or at least thier parents and all that could been avoided, that lesson should been put in.
As for a apology, depends how you look at it, the comic was a one shot and was kinda short, should been a two part comic.
Second half showing the Rainbooms apologizing to Sunset and making up for what they did, can be argued it happen off screen.
Still it makes for great fan fic writing, and writers can decide on how the CMC could gotten punished more off screen.
Being grounded, having their computer usage banned or watched, heck even have the cops could been brought in.
I suggest reading this fic, http://www.fimfiction.net/story/305983/holiday-outrage
Human Twilight accidently found out on what happen and her extreme reaction, also describes how the CMC got into massive trouble, while forgiven, they still paid a price for it.
Can give you ideas on how the CMC could be punished in you're version.
On one hand, sewing strife and emotional turmoil, while fitting for the sirens, isn't going to make Sunset's situation any better.
On the other, I'm not sure I can begrudge what Aria did here in the context of what came before.
Rainbow not believing her was a really interesting touch, too, because while it's a rare example of someone actually being right (mostly) to disregard what a former enemy is saying, it demonstrates that Rainbow is every bit as willing to distrust now as she was for Sunset. She doesn't give Aria's claim a second's consideration, which sheds an interesting light on whether or not she's learned anything in this context.
There's a considerable difference between doubting someone she has little reason to trust and turning her back on a friend that swears innocence, but if that was on purpose, well done!
Nice chapter, i like how Aria just trolled them
I hope it's not incorrect but may i dare ask if Second chances will got an update soon ? i really love this story too
6864000 Right now it's on hiatus, and I have no idea how long it'll be until I get back to that one. Just know that I'm not going to cancel it. No way in hell am I canceling it.
I would like to know when are you planing on adding another chapter to this really well written work. I feel that you should do at least 60 - 80 chapters of this. Talk about a really good story.
6889950 I have no idea how long this is going to be, but I have no intention of ending it any time soon.
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Take it from a guy with experience if you write a great story without a planned beginning, middle, and end sooner or later you might get stuck as to where the stories going then if you can't think up one well you'll end up disappointing a lot of people.
The anon a miss stories are all fun to read. The different depictions of the sirens and what sunset does in the aftermath is fun to read. This is a nice way of making the sirens good people. I think it’s a nice way to picture them
Geez, Aria.
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She's quite the troll isn't she?
We always knew Trixie was oblivious to a lot of things but that was just plain stupid
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I wonder if those stones worked on comment sections... because she's a wonderful troll.
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That would explain twitter