With the important friend is now rescued, Sunset and Twilight (along with Trixie and Flash) was running like the wind to meet up with their friends. With the finals only a few minutes away, they have to get there before either the sirens or Rainbow and the gang could play. Along the way, the Crusaders and Spike manged to catch up to them after giving Bulk Biceps (as well the money he was chasing) the slip. With everyone together, they all make a mad dash to the theater's backstage.
Meanwhile, the Rainbooms was getting anxious and hoping that Sunset would bring Twilight back in time. As they were checking the time, they could see that they have almost no time left. This was further evident when Celestia and Luna came backstage and declares: "Alright girls, it's time to perform!"
Wanting to stall for time, Rainbow Dash came up to them and ask them "Um... Principal Celestia and Luna, can we hold off for the finals for just a few more minutes?"
"Whatever for Rainbow?" Luna asked back.
As Rainbow was stumbling for an answer, Rarity reply in her stead: "A few of our members are running late and we can't perform without them."
However, the usual sympathetic principals Celestia explains: "I'm sorry girls, but it's your own fault for not being prepared. If you are not willing to perform then you have to forfeit the finals."
Rainbow and the others didn't want to hear that. They didn't want to go onstage without either Sunset or Twilight to be their lead singers and even if they would, they not sure if they would be focus enough to go into their magical forms. But then Adagio, the one person that they really didn't want to hear, comes up and says:
"Don't worry principals. Well be happy to perform first and give the Rainbooms the little bit extra time to sort themselves out. Assuming if they can in time."
While Rainbow and the others spark up in frustrations, Celestia says to them: "Well that's a lovely idea Adagio."
"No problem. It's my pleasure to help" Adagio lied.
Some of the Rainbooms grind their teeth towards Adagio while others were restrained just to stair at her angrily. Their rage were only tempered with the fact that they aren't the type of people who simply attack somebody just for being intentionally provoked (that and they would be disqualified otherwise). As the Dazzlings follow Celestia and Luna towards the stage, everyone were left what they were going to do.
But then, as the Rainbooms were the only ones in the room, they suddenly heard the door slamming open. When they saw what it was, much to their joyful surprise, they saw Sunset and Twilight standing by the doorway exhaustively. "Guys!" Twilight yelled as she was catching her breath.
Ecstatic to see them, they all yelled: "TWILIGHT! SUNSET!" and rushes towards them. They got them and pull them into a group hug as they were worried about them. As Twilight and Sunset was being squeezed in all directions, they just relax as they soak in all the hugs. However the moment was ruined however when they heard somebody saying:
"Are we intruding on something?"
When they look, they saw everybody else that Twilight had brought along: Flash, Trixie, the Crusaders and then Spike. One at a time, they yell out their names in surprise.
"Trixie!? Flash!?" yelled Rainbow Dash.
"Sweetie Belle!?" yelled Rarity.
"Apple Bloom and Scootaloo too!? yelled Applejack.
Left with nobody else, Pinkie yelled out "Spike!" just for the fun of it.
"What are they doing here?" Rainbow Dash asked to Sunset and Twilight.
Sunset explains to them: "It's a long story, but lets just say they helped be to get back Twilight."
"Wow. I'm amazed how many people you got helping ya Sunset" AJ responded.
"Even Trixie" Rainbow Dash added.
Trixie angrily responds by saying: "I can be nice too Rainbow Dash!"
As a few of them was chucking to the moment, Rarity got Sunset's attention. "By the way dear, I finished your outfit just like I said I would." Rarity then handed Sunset a charming looking ruffled-top along with a pair a pants with flames down the side. The ruffled-top was red, orange and yellow in descending order that helps complement Sunset's sun motif. While Sunset was left stunned by it, Rarity explains: "It's the best that I can do in short notice."
Confused, Twilight ask her "What is this for Rarity?" Her friends saw her being out of the loop.
"Well do you remember how you said you didn't really wanted to be in the band?" Rainbow asked.
Twilight did and it also caused her to remember the other stuff that she yelled at them. "Yes?"
"Well we thought about it..." AJ said.
"And we didn't want you to do something that you didn't want to do..." Fluttershy continued.
And Pinkie Pie conclude the sentence by saying: "So we ask Sunset to be out singer instead!"
"Wow you guys" Twilight responded, sounding surprised. "I couldn't believe you did that."
Applejack explains "Well you were right Twilight. We haven't be as good friends as we thought we wore. So we wanted to the right thing and..."
"I don't want to do it" Sunset interrupted.
When they all heard her saying that, everyone became shocked and yelled: "WHAT!" Even the people that they brought along were speechless.
"But Sunset, I thought this is what you wanted?" Fluttershy asked her.
But then, Sunset tell her: "Hang on, let me finish." Confused, they were silent to hear her speak. "I will only do it... if Twilight is there and sings along side me." She then place her arm on Twilight's shoulder who was shocked.
"Wait! What!"
Everyone were surprised by Sunset's request but it was one that they like. Twilight look around her and she sees they all looking at her smirking expressions and faces that begs her to accept. She still prefer to some other way beside singing, but it looks like they won't let her have a choice. Begrudged into submission, Twilight says out loud: "Well, I guess you all like hearing me sing."
"Of course we do! We think it's awesome!" Flash said loudly, hoping it would convince her. Unfortunately, it didn't much else except to cause Twilight to blush and everyone started giggling.
But then, when everyone felt assured that Twilight would sing, they all heard somebody speaking over the speakers. "May I have you attention please!" said the voice that sounded like Celestia. "Thank you all for coming and making this a wonderful CHS event."
As the voice continue talking, Apple Bloom asks: "What's that?"
Pinkie explains: "Oh that's probably Celestia introducing the Dazzlings"
"The Dazzlings?" Apple Bloom asked again.
"Yep."
The Crusaders quickly looked at each other as they were thinking the same thing. "They're the "sirens" that are trying to hypnotize the school?" Sweetie Belle asked her.
"Yeah."
"The ones that can hypnotize you when you hear their voice?"
"Yeah."
"And your music are the only thing that can cure them?"
"Yeah?" Pinkie replied and starting to sound worried.
As she was starting to have a bad feeling, Applejack ask them: "What are you going on about girls?"
They didn't like to say it to them, but it something that they should. Scootaloo says to them: "Well if your music are the only thing that can cure everyone from the hypnosis, do you think they will let you get on stage and use the stage equipment?"
Rainbow's, AJ's, Pinkie's, Rarity's and Fluttershy's eyes widened and realize what they said. They were absolutely right and there is no way the Dazzlings would give them the chance to free the people under their control. If they knew that before hand, they might have work harder to stall for time. They only thing that could do know what face palm themselves in embarrassment.
But while the moment was bad for them, Sunset wasn't all that too upset. She suddenly remembered the girl that she met on the roof and remembers that she's a bit tech savvy with musical equipment. Luckily enough, she also got the girl on her contacts list. With her phone out, she got everyone's attention when she told them: "Don't worry girls. I think I got someone who can help."
_ _ _ _ _
A little while later, the Rainbooms along with their associates (with extra prodding for Trixie) were climbing up a large slope overlooking the theater. They were carrying their equipment to the place where Sunset's friend would said she would be. It supposedly the closest place where she could get her "Master Speaker System" in place and where everybody could hear them. When they look back to the theater stage, they could see that Celestia was still on stage introducing the Dazzlings.
"However, all of this wouldn't have happened without the motivation of our three new transfer students. If it wasn't for them and motivate us to change the status quo, everyone wouldn't have been as passionate than..."
Everyone was understandably getting bored by this. Adagio, who was behind the curtain, was getting infuriated that they are not singing already. "What is she doing? Stalling or something?" she asked out loud to Aria and Sonata who was feeling the same way. However, even though Adagio said that out of frustration, she realize that that's what she's doing. With their request for more time fresh in their minds, maybe she was stalling just so she could give the Rainbooms a few more minute to prepare. When she realize that, Adagio poked her out of the curtain, grab Celestia's attention and tells her: "Hey Teach! Can we get a move on already!?"
"Sorry" Celestia apologized.
With time running short, the Rainbooms climb a little fast to get to the top of the hill. It didn't took them long however as the manage to get there with seconds to spare. But when they got there, they found Sunset's friend waiting there for them (which Sunset was happy to see) but the only thing she has was a white car that she's leaning against.
"This Is It!?" Rainbow yelled out. "Where is all the speakers and equipment that we need to play our music?"
However, the girl wasn't too fazed by Rainbow's outburst question. Instead, she pushed something from inside the dashboard. For a moment nothing happened. But then, much to the amazed and bewilderment to everyone that saw, it began to transform. Parts started moving, the object reconfigure itself and something that looked like a car at first now became a state of the art sound, music and DJ system.
Baffled with what she just saw, Rainbow yelled out in amazement: "WOW! Her Car Can Do That!?"
But then, Pinkie suddenly appears beside her and told her: "Don't be silly Dashie. It just her DJ system that looks like a car to move it around and stuff." They didn't know if that was true or not, but her friends and everybody else was still speechless regardless.
However, with that out of the way, the girls now have their speaker system. With that, they could now counteract the siren's song for when they play.
_ _ _ _ _
A moment or two after Celestia had left the stage, the show lights went on, the music finally began playing and the crowd was getting excited that the show was finally on a roll. But when the curtains opened and show the Dazzlings behind it, their menacing expressions sort of changed the mood that they didn't expect. That along with the ominous beat of the music, anybody else watching this would have a bad feeling going down their spine.
After the Dazzling walked closer and did their "Ahh, ah-ah, ahh" vocals, they began to sing their lyrics.
Adagio: "Welcome to the show
We're here to let you know."
Aria: "Our time is now."
Sonata: "And yours are running out."
And then, as the crowd was listening to them sing, something slowly happens to their brains. They didn't became angry or negative or be over excited to hear their music. Instead, it was like their minds were slowly being turned off and their eyes were in a fixed hypnotic trance. They didn't want to be angry and instead want to follow the Dazzlings commands... just like what the sirens wanted.
"Feel the wave of sound
As it crashes down
You can't turn away
We'll make you wanna sta-a-a-at!"
And then something begin to happen to Adagio, Aria and Sonata. In a simular vain on how the Rainbooms transform, they went through a metamorphosis where the gain magical appendages. However, even though the transformations look a like, they weren't exactly the same. They gain equine-like ears but that was about the only similarity. Their hair grew longer but it didn't formed into a ponytail. And instead of growing wings with feathers that would look like angel or pegasus wings, their wings were more "funny" and aquatic like. It was like the sirens were regaining appendages that they haven't had in a long time.
"We will be adored
Tell us that you want us
We won't be ignored
It's time for our reward!""Now you need us
Come and heed us
Nothing can stop us now!"
At that moment, the sirens thought they had won. The school is now under their control, they have regained their full powers and thinks that they can spread their influence to as far as they can imagine. But as they were thinking that no one can stop, defiant music suddenly rang out and interrupt their performance.
"Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh
I've got the music in me
Oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh!"
They look around and they saw people on top of the hill. After focusing their eyesight, they notice it was Sunset, Twilight and the rest of their friends in snazzy new outfits. Sunset and Twilight both have microphones and singing along in unison while Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy and Rarity were playing their instruments and supporting them. Meanwhile, Flash, Trixie, the Crusaders and Spike were near them and cheering for them.
Sunset: "Don't need to hear a crowd cheering out my name"
Twilight: "I didn't come here seeking infamy or fame!"All: "The one and only thing
That I am here to bring
Is music, is the music
Is the music in my soul!"
And then, just like the Dazzlings, they went into their pony transformations to. They gain their ears, grew their pony-tails and Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash grow their wings. However, the one thing that none of them were expecting was Sunset transforming right along with them. her friends had their mind blown when they saw her got the same magical powers as them and where just speechless. When she notice their reactions, Sunset turn her face and tells them: "Don't Slow Down! Keep It Up!" With their minds reset, they all producing their friendship magic powered music.
"Gonna break out (Out!)
Set myself free, yeah
Let it all go (Go!)
Just let it be, yeah!Find the music in your heart
Let the music make you start
To set yourself apart!"
Adagio, Aria and Sonata couldn't believe their eyes. Especially with Sunset who didn't thought she has the same magical potential as her friends. They then also notice that the students who were under their control was slowly breaking free of their spell and began facing and enjoying the Rainbooms music.
Peeved, Adagio says out loud: "Ok Then! If They Want A Real Battle Of The Bands, Then Bring it!" And just like that, the sirens went on a counteroffensive.
"What we have in store
All we want and more!
We will break on through
Now it's time to finish you!"
And then, as Adagio, Aria and Sonata were focusing on their magical powers, something crazy/awesome happened. Formed out of the magical essence that was emanating from them, they somehow constructed a giant siren. But it doesn't look like any siren that they saw before. The lower half of it was indeed fish-like or mermaid-like, but the upper half of it was equine like with hooves and a muzzle. The Rainbooms didn't know they could do that.
However the Rainbooms weren't undeterred from their goal. For some reason, since the sirens could summon their own creature, they thought they could do the same thing. They poured all their thoughts and all of their magic into their own creature and the first thing they seem to think of is an equine. Mixing all the powers of Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy and Sunset, they managed to form an ethereal alicorn that they can control. And like the most "metal" thing you can imagine, both the alicorn and the siren battled.
Adagio: "Give up girls
you are gunna lose this fight."
Sunset: "We'll won't stop until
We make you see the light."Twilight: "While you gain your for fame and lust
Our magic is formed through fellowship and trust."
Adagio: "Then We Gunna Grind That Into Dust!"
Both magical music creatures were circling around each other in the sky, trying to outmaneuver and flank the other when they have the chance. The alicorn tries to thrust it horn but the siren moves out of the way. The siren tries to shoot a sound wave but it is blocked when the alicorn forms a protective barrier around itself. Despite one group has double the numbers, both Rainbooms and the Dazzlings were evenly matched. However, Sunset remembers one advantage that they know.
"Aim For The Gems Around Their Necks! It's The Source Of Their Energy!" Sunset shouted as she informed her friends.
With their weakness are now known, they put all their efforts in targeting the siren's gems. However, the sirens themselves won't take this sitting down and put up an effort into protecting them.
Rainbooms: "Our music
comes from our heart!"
Dazzlings: "Our reign
Is just about to start!"Sunset and Twilight: "We will set our friends free
'Cause we are..."
"Adagio: "We're gunna finish you!"
But then, as the alicorn was about to have a decisive blast that would've hit the siren's gems, the giant ethereal siren intercepts it and prevents it from happening. And then, as the alicorn and the girls who control it was regaining their bearings, the siren/s did a music blast towards them and it successfully hit them.
The blast knocked them all down and scattered them about. The girls were lying sore on the ground and were away from their instruments. With the heroes down to the ground, it looks like the bad guys has won. Sunset was asking herself what went wrong? Even though Adagio, Aria and Sonata were slightly tired and out of breath, they are still standing and seeing their victory. It was especially shocking for Flash, Trixie and the others who seeing their friends and family being defeated like this. Even the music girl who was by her music machine had to put up her glasses to show her truly surprised expression. It looks like all hopes were lost.
However, the fire to fight back wasn't lost on them. As he saw his beloved Twilight trying to pick herself up, Flash notices Rainbow Dash's guitar sitting by his feet. A certain idea light up inside his head and it something that could be his most daring, most brave and/or most craziest idea he had yet. Trixie notice Flash picking up the guitar and wondering what he's doing. When he put the strap over his shoulder, pulls out his guitar pick and signal the music girl to keep playing, everyone found out what it is.
"You're never gunna bring us down
you're never gunna break our spirits, oh"
Twilight, Sunset, Rainbow, Adagio and everybody else heard Flash began playing and none of them understands why he's doing it. However, even while the giant siren was still looming in the sky, Flash wasn't scared and had a strong and determined expression on his face. Inspired by his determination, Trixie picks up Rarity's keytar and follows Flash's idea.
"We're gunna turn this 'round
and show you this ain't over!"
Following their example, the Crusaders got a few of their sisters instruments and try to help them as well. Apple Bloom went behind Pinkie's drums, Sweetie Belle got Fluttershy's tambourine and Scootaloo picks up Applejack base guitar and they all play alongside Flash and Trixie.
Crusaders: "We're here to let you know
That we won't let it go"Flash, Trixie and the Crusaders: "Our music is a bomb and it's about to blow!"
All of them continue playing where the Rainbooms had left off and tries their best to fight in their stead. For the Dazzlings, it was a silly idea and a futile attempt to resist. But for Twilight, Sunset and the rest of them, it was incredibly heart-warming and inspiring. So much so, they quickly pick themselves up sing along side their friends.
"And you can try to fight
But we have got the light of
Friendship on our side!"
The Dazzlings, not liking the scene of them getting back up, commands their siren to attack and finish them off. But as soon as the siren got close to them, it was instantly got repelled when they suddenly produced a rainbow and pushed it back. And not only did the rainbow weakened them a bit, but it also free everybody from the mind control. The audience was confused at first, but they soon notice the Rainbooms and began cheering for them.
"Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together, we will never
Be afraid of the dark""Here to sing our song out loud
Get you dancing with the crowd
As the music of our friendship
Survives, survives!"
And then something truly magical happened. Flash, Trixie, the Crusaders and the music girl suddenly have a magical aura around them and were beginning to glow. They weren't transforming in the same way as the Rainbooms or the Dazzlings, but it's like the magic of friendship were enchanting them in someway. These auras formed pony-ears around all of their heads, gave both Flash and Scootaloo something that looks like wings behind their backs and made tiny pony tails for all of them. No one notice these however as they all were sort of enjoying themselves singing along with their friends.
The Dazzlings were shocked and confused as now it seems like they are on the losing side. And as the crowd were cheering and singing along with the Rainbooms, the giant alicorn reemerged and reshaped itself. Hooves became hands, the muzzle became a nose and then a face and it began standing up straight like a human(although it lost it legs so it looks like a upper half of a person). However it never lost it's wings or its horn so it became a hybrid between a human and a Equestrian pony. And This new magical creature was being powered by all the friendship and trust from the people around it who are supporting our main heroines.
"Got the music in our hearts
We're here to blow this thing apart
And together, we will never
Be afraid of the darkHere to sing our song out loud
Get you dancing with the crowd
As the music of our friendship
Survives, Survives
Survives!"
And then the magical hybrid creature forms a magical ball of energy over its head which it then throws at the sirens. The giant siren that they made was destroyed and Adagio, Aria and Sonata was being bombarded by all the magic and trust from the people that they try to enslave. It wasn't excruciating, but they were being hurt for all the pain and suffering that they caused and they can feel all the powers that they gained was being sapped away. And in the height of all of this, the gems around their necks finally shatter.
As the song and the battle has finally finished, there was a calm silence that cover the area. The magical creature that left standing slowly dissipate as the heroes who summon/made it were out of energy and out of breath. Everyone look towards the stage as they try to see the current state of the sirens who all was on the floor.
"Augh... What was that?" Aria moaned as she was picking herself up.
"I think we were hit with a magical rainbow blast" Sonata replied.
"For once Sonata, figure out when I'm being rhetorical."
"Shut It You Two!" Adagio yell out. "Picks Yourselves Up And Continue Singing!"
The three girls managed to get onto their feet and continue singing. However what they sang out wasn't the quality that they were expecting.
"We WILl bE adoreD
teLl us that YOu want us
wE won't be ignored
It's tIMe for oUr reward..."
They were absolutely shocked when they heard themselves. Their singing were off key, they sounded like they had raspy voices and has none of musical that they normally have. It was like as if more then just the powers that they stole got taken from them.
Realizing what happened, Adagio cries out in panic: "Our voices!? Our Singing Voices!?!?"
And then, when they could see that they have nothing else to offer, the crowd began booing and throwing their stuff at the sirens. They couldn't believe it but their plan has failed. When they can no longer bare standing there any more (mainly because of the barrage of stuff being thrown at them), Adagio, Aria and Sonata retreats and run off into the nights.
Meanwhile, Sunset was looking over looking over the scene on top of the hill. She was smiling but because she helped save the school. It was more like that she was proud of herself for accomplishing something that was worthwhile to her. Before, she couldn't remember anybody besides Twilight who would give her the time of day. She felt like she was alone and thought she had to do things on her own. But now, as Twilight, Rainbow, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Flash, Trixie, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, the music girl and Spike gather around her, she can see and feel the progress she made around her.
"We did it" Sunset happily exclaims.
And Twilight tells: "Yep, we sure did."
