Hey dad,

I got a real tough favor to ask you. I have this friend who's sorta down on her luck at the moment. I was wondering if maybe we could let her stay at the house with me until she gets back on her feet. I'm sure it wouldn't be for too long. With a little help I'm confident that she'll be able to turn her life around pretty quick. So what do you say?
-Flash

Takes place after Rainbow Rocks. Added Sex tag for dialogue. Nothing explicit.

After their defeat, Aria is pushing Sonata over and Adagio has finally enough of it.
She decides to give Aria a proper punishment.

NOTE: This story contains corporal punishment and mature language. Reader discretion is advised.
NOTE 2: My native tongue isn't English, it's German. But it should now be decent English, because a good American friend called Desparil was so kind to help me with this story.

When you try and use dark magic to take over Canterlot High, it never ends well.
The Dazzlings lost their powers and were thoroughly embarrassed by Sunset Shimmer, Princess Twilight, and company.

For Sonata, it didn't get much better. Fed up with her inherent ignorance, Adagio takes her frustrations out on Sonata, and kicks her out of the group. With nowhere to go, she winds up wandering the streets. Luckily for her, she wandered into the right place at the right time.

She'll be borrowing someone's kindness for a while.

Will Sonata be able to atone for her mistakes?
Will she be able to make friends?

Author's Note: Originally, I planned to entirely change this. But I realized this provides me with a beautiful opportunity. A chance to explore a world of what-ifs. Sonata being saved by Vinyl after the Battle of the Bands could change the entire timeline from here on out. Let's go.

This story is a sequel to An Open Door

After receiving a request from a rather unexpected source, Twilight helps deliver a long-overdue message from Celestia to her former student.

This story is set one month after An Open Door, which itself occurs about six months after Rainbow Rocks.

It's not required to read Open Door first. Just go into this story with the understanding that the Dazzlings have started to befriend the others, and have come to realize there is some joy to be found in their new life-after-magic. If you're interested in how that went down on this timeline from Adagio's perspective, then Open Door is the place to check that out.

Cover art is my own. You may have seen it here already, as another author had created a story based on it some time ago. Drawing this piece is what got me interested in fanfiction. So now that I've had a taste of writing with Open Door, I've decided to come full-circle and write something for it myself.

Pre-reading and brief creative input from Jondor (thanks, man)
Editing, proof-reading and additional input from Csquared08 (I made some small tweaks after the final edit pass, just recently. So any typos are my fault and not something overlooked by C. ;)

After the Battle of the Bands fiasco, Adagio has to live with the shame of losing all of the sirens' powers.

The problem is... she's not sure that she can.

Edited by Cerulean Voice!

Cover art by WX42, used with permission!

Added to Twilight's Library on 12/22/2014

Sonata Dusk meets Shining Armor at Sugar Cube Corner, and is confused as to why he isn't wearing any armor.

She decides to ask why.

Cover art made by Wadusher0

Now with Dramatic Reading by DarkShadow051

French Translation by Vinz.

It's that time of year again. The time of year where one Dazzling fills the home of the girls full of so much Christmas mirth the other two can barely stand it.

Like... for realzies... They're both completely sick of it.

Cover art used with permission from FJ-C.

Sonata Dusk plays in the park under the watchful eyes of Aria and Adagio.

Preread by Rainedash!

Adagio takes a spill during an attempt to gather energy. It's something the other two sirens aren't likely to let her forget for a long time.

Inspired by this video and a conversation between Tired Old Man and myself.

Sunset and Adagio explain to Human Twilight what they are and where they came from.

She doesn't take it very well.