This story is a sequel to The Issue of Multiple Sunsets
(While it is a sequel to The Issue of Multiple Sunsets, this story is also connected to Principal Cinch and the Unhappy Mother.)
With their powers gone, having gotten over their grudge with the Rainbooms, and staying in the human world at their own volition, the Dazzlings are now free to do whatever they want. The question is, what do they want?
When S.M.I.L.E. (The Secret Magical Intelligence League of Earth) shows up, it comes with a simple proposition: the Dazzlings will be given all the paperwork needed to be recognized, legal citizens of this world, and have all records of their past crimes sealed, allowing them to live normal human lives.
With one exception.
In order to receive this, Aria Blaze has to agree to become a field agent, as well as allow them to study her.
Now, Aria has to deal with working for a secret organization, coworkers, strange magical events and creatures that appear and occur, and as it turns out, an agent from a rival company.
(Cover art created by ZettaiDullahan)
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This promises to be very interesting. I find myself wondering if the sirens ever gave Equestria another chance after hearing the Pillars were still a thing, but I suppose we might not have a story if they did. (Well, not this story, anyway.) Also, what is it about authors in this franchise that has them live adventurous double lives?
Looking forward to more, especially if Twilight Sparkle ever finds out what her mother really does for a living. (Indeed, this raises questions about pony Velvet...)
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It's damned hard to come up with an adventure that couldn't happen in Actual Equestria, so if we're going to have fantasy fiction at all we have to pad its ranks with creatures who secretly didn't try to.
I'm intrigued
Im suprised Moondancer didnt go for the UV laser plasma ionisation channel varient of the shocker, given the lasers are available in sparkplug format for sourcing?
Lets see, unique magic user and location with a Vault of dangerous magical artifacts? Im wndering just how many bugs and trackers Moondancer injected when taking blood samples, never mind the full suit logic array? Woven logic can easily hit 140 million gates a square inch with silk, far more with nanotubes.
Gee Moondancer, what are we going to do tonight? Same thing we do every night Kerfuffle. Sit down quietly and read a nice research book.
Kerfuffle is always a delight to see. Moondancer makes sense, but I have to wonder how old she is. I suppose some parallels don't hold between the worlds.
In any case, let's see what Daring's discovered. And what Aria's going to try to exploit. Not necessarily the same thing, mind you.
Fun fact: when looking things up for a comment on a Li'l Cheese related blog post, I had to double-check that I had the right mare because Kerfuffle's wiki page both failed to mention the prosthetic leg and cropped it out to boot. Much like being lesbian, in Equestria that's just not something that matters one way or the other except in the rare circumstances where it actually does.
This is why Aria is best siren, ever!
Started humming the Raiders March when I saw who got out of the plane. A bit of an anachronism, but she certainly makes it work.
Ah, the penny dropped with the two Twilights. I can only imagine the other Rainbooms' reaction if Sparkle ever meets Aria as one of her mom's coworkers.
"Archaic" is definitely one of the better first names I've heard for Miss Yearling. I quite like the resulting oxymoron.
Call me paranoid, but that strikes me as worrisomely feasible...
In any case, having the recovering addict sit next to her next hit seems ill-advised. I suppose we'll see what comes of it.
Never, ever assume a coerced handoff happens as advertised. Always test the merchandise there and then unless it's the kind of thing that leaves glassy craters.
Ah well, not the agents' problem. So, when's lunch?
Did Scar think they would be dumb enough to put the real artifact on public display? Because no other scenario results in him getting what he wants.
This is actually a huge step forward for Aria.
Oh my. I know my mythology. Check the nails.
Yup. Drowned and the choicest bits eaten, the original ahuizotl's MO.
In any case, that's one heck of a shit list to find herself on. And it's awfully ironic for a siren to earn the emnity of the Lord of the Drowned. It will be very interesting to see what happens from here.
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Then you were probably second-guessing yourself due to the original sirens being bird people who in at least one telling died by falling into the water and drowning. But hey, that's just canon, and it's not like they could get away with ripping out that ophiotaurus' entrails and burning them, right?
Silly Aria. You're not a party pony.
If you never do continue this story past hte backlog, I hope you explain this dream sequence. I have my suspicions, but I'd love to know for sure.
Fantastic bit of character interaction. Here's looking forward to whatever's left.
And the changeling gets to shoot sticky green slime. After all, the other side of the mirror gets sandwiches and teacup handles, so this makes sense in comparison.
Hmm. I suspect those readings are a matter of destructive interference. Aria has plenty of magic, but those two sources are almost diametrically opposed, thus throwing off the readings. After all, what else is that giant energy horse in her dreams supposed to mean?
In the meantime, time for a "fun" "camping" "trip" with Pharynx. And somehow, that still doesn't seen like enough sarcastic quotation marks.
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More so than the cutie marks, certainly.
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And even those can be an unlikely coincidence; the teacup handles have no potential excuse whatsoever.
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The modern Tea set was a Minotaur invention. When the Canterlot Nobility adopted the practice of taking Tea they left the handle on the cup as it gave their magic something to grab without levitating the entire cup in their fields. The rest is just trickle down.
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Have we ever seen something grabbed that way, though? Granted, you're still right that impractical imports that upper-class people use because they're more expensive are absolutely a thing in our world...
Hmm, want to sacrifice Fredricks defiler? Maybe place them between BRIAN BLESSED, and Meatloaf?
I'm a huge sucker for aliens boggling at human shenanigans, and this was some quality stuff in that regard. Likewise the siren rage at Muzak. Avenging Lord Mercury cannot happen soon enough.
In any case, intriguing developments all around. Looking forward to more.
...And her thoughts are entirely accurate, to the point where it really shouldn't require an alien to think them. This is the sort of thing kids like Calvin ask their parents and then discover that said parents don't have an answer.
Ah, we're dragging LAUGH into this, then?
Youve been served?
Hey, if we can have timberwolves and lumber bears, kelpies are only logical. As is an aquatic creature not knowing much about terrestrial threats.
Also, some chilling flashbacks. The problem with needed to stir up unrest all the time is that some will inevitably splash back onto you.
Especially since it's a tree. >_>
The tall one is the straight man, the short one is the idiot. Doesn't exactly help the "comedy duo" comparison, does it?
Grubber played by Danny Devito, Tempest played by Mary Poppins?
Reminder that Area 51 in our world is or was a testing ground for experimental aircraft that the US government would refuse to identify even though they knew damned well what they were. (It definitely was at the time of the Roswell incident, I don't know whether it's still in use and don't care enough to look it up)
Maybe the UFO was a museum exhibit sent back in time to close a Causal loop? Even by accident?
As for the Website.
England does some really weird things.
Are you sure this wasn't meant to be part of the same sentence?
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I don't remember anymore. Likely it was, but I hit backspace without realizing, and thought I was starting a new paragraph or such. Regardless, it's fixed now.
So, when do Aria and Tempest hook up?
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Sorry, they don't. Even if I had completed the story, they would never have hooked up.
Adagio is going to be so annoying if she ever finds out the details.
Law enforecement really dont like being caught using unlicenced nuclear powered particle accelerators?
So many works of fiction forget that people have to go to the bathroom. (24, despite the memes, is not one of them; he relieves himself during the commercial breaks, just like the viewers do)
Okay, caught up and loving it thus far. Though the apparent disconnect between "Fizzy" and Tempest is a curious one. I have my suspicions, but we'll see in time. Maybe. For now, there are ghosts to verify.
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"Unlicensed" is right there in the description.
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Fizzy was a G1 name I chose. Didn't think about how it was a nickname for Fizzlepop or anything until after. But people have similar names anyways, so there's no reason to change it or anything.
If the floor well inside was that rotten, barring sabotage, then the walls, never mind the door should be weak enough to give with a good enough impact? If the back door, frame and surround is still immovable, someones playing the Horror Show?
Okay, so the dog is just Winona and not a/the ghost like my genre senses initially told me it would be.
Well. Not a promising start, to say nothing of the hostage situation. And it seems like the ghost can inflame negative emotions. Aria could probably give it pointers, though it seems more likely that she'll tug back. Hard. Don't mess with a siren's head; you won't like the outcome.
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To say nothing of Firecracker Burst existing. She definitely has enough material and know-how to jury-rig a breaching charge. Though I get the feeling that ectoplasm is the only thing holding this place together as it is.
Cadences feathers?
It's always fun to see how people make EQG Sombra work. He's probably the most inherently dependent on the fantasy trappings of Equestria (even Discord can get away with being a genderflipped Ms. Frizzle)
Hmm. Most curious. But it may help explain where the crystal came from.
And yay for Aria growing as a person! Even if she hates to admit it. Still, getting her sense of empathy shoved in her face will do that.
I think you might be missing a word here.
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Yeah. there was supposed to be "a door" there.
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It happens.
I usually go for "Midnight Waltz."
"And I mean everyone."
Nice transition chapter, especially the leadup to Spring Breakdown aftermath. This should be quite the sight to see.
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And my first thought was to go for "Devil Dancer" complete with "ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?"
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The Last Waltz lasts Forever?
Velvets first thought, why are they coming through the portal from a totally different dimention when on a ship on the same planet as here?
Simple. Compared to another dimention, the whole of local space can effectively be a single point, so the fastest way around is to step over, then step back. And vice versa. Opening Portals at random gets you a lot of vaccuum, the occasional stellar core and rarely planetary intersection etc. Needs a lot of targeting work to get a lock on something safe and surface.
Which, to be fair, counts as love among sirens.
It was like Sonata, yet somehow worse.
I knew this moment was coming. Still sad to see we've reached the end of what you have this far, but I'm looking forward to more whenever it may come. Aria's development has been fascinating thus far. And I do hope Velvet has to do deal with some kind of "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" scenario, if only so I can see the look on Aria's face.
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The look on Sci-Twi's face will be nearly as good, although the fact that she wasn't there for the original fight means that Aria's will still be better. Also, this isn't a visual medium so you unfortunately won't be able to actually see either of them. I know, I'm sad too, but I'll manage.