Light Shimmer stood in the sun staring at the beach, the blue sea washing up against the bright golden sand while the suns rays filling her with life energy. The wind hitting her face reminded her how been mortal had it's moments. Light Shimmer now on earth as a younger sibling to one Sunset Shimmer, a powerful mortal in her own right. She couldn't get her head round Etrium's plan to make her mortal and so vulnerable at such a crucial moment in the realms history...last time she had stood against the Titans she was a powerful Shaman and Realm Watcher, along with her fellow Watchers...they had all perish in order to stop the colossal Titans. The idea of standing alone against such a force, even with the help of this new group of warriors...was enough to make her want to scream.
"Here you go kiddo." Sonata Dusk approached the daydreaming Light Shimmer. "This is a really good gelato!" Sonata handed Light a cone, Light took it still slightly weary of the dizzy siren.
"So you don't know anything about anything really do you?" Light Shimmer bluntly spoke.
"Ouch...that's a little harsh...tone it down Light." Spike, Twilight Sparkle's purple dog spoke up before Sonata could respond...Sonata gave Light a slightly hurt look before she perked up again.
"Erm...One is...I mean I'm sorry Sonata...my experiences with your kind are not good ones..." Light realized she had actually hurt Sonata with her words alone. "You are very different to any siren I've met." She tried to smile. "In the best of ways..." She whispered as she couldn't control her blushing.
"For realizies!?" Sonata questioned. "What other sirens do you know?" She tilted her head to the side.
"Well mainly Adagio Dazzle and Aria Blaze as of late...well I guess it's more like a while back now." She giggled as her correction. "Make that Loooong while."
"That's right you are older than my sisters!...wow you're like...really really old." Sonata calculated her thoughts with a vague look.
"Hehe...I guess so Sonata." Light giggled as she looked at the air headed siren. "Thou I feel myself getting younger by the hour."
"Yeah you look like you're around eighteen." Spike looked towards Light then back at Sonata before he continued to eat his gelato. Light decided to try hers and the flavor instantly made her go a little high.
"WOW! What is this! it tastes like...well like...actually I don't know what..." Light Shimmer continued as she tried to get as much gelato in her mouth as fast a possible while Sonata giggled at her.
"It's just like...strawberry gelato...but the best around for realzies!" Sonata smiled at Light who realized her behavior and quickly tried to regain her dignity. "You don't have to like...stop acting like that...not with me...I like you all silly." Sonata smiled at her. "Twilight always says to be yourself no matter what." She slightly lectured.
"Point taken..." Smiled Light as she cleaned her cheek and missed some, Sonata noticed the other side of Light's face she had missed and leaned in to clean it, Light Shimmer froze as Sonata gently cleaned her cheek with a napkin.
"Erm...thanks, you didn't have to do that." Light blushed.
"No problem...I didn't think you were saving it for later..." Sonata giggled as Light's face warmed to her.
"So...what are the plans?..." Light Shimmer decided to close the unfriendly gap between them as she came to the conclusion Sonata Dusk was an odd siren who was been honest about bearing her no ill will.
"Well like, we gotta few hours to kill sooo....." Sonata thought out loud.
"Cinema and food courts!" Spike perked up with a smiled.
"Ooh sounds like a date!" Sonata cheered happily as Light looked confused.
"Well...not a date date right?" Light seemed a little cornered.
"It's an expression Light." Smiled Spike as he looked at the embarrassed Light Shimmer.
"Oh! right...I knew that..." Light Shimmer rubbed her elbow with her arm. "Did that sound convincing?" She looked up at Spike and Sonata.
"Nope." Spike deadpanned as Sonata quickly nodded yes. "C'mon let's get going." He laughed as the girls followed him towards the cinema.
Sonata Dusk talked all the way there as Light found it hard to keep up with her all of the while Spike just guided them towards their destination. Light Shimmer found that she couldn't keep her eyes of Sonata even thou her rambling was background noise, yet she really loved the way Sonata talked...the little funny words and the "Like" question she added to everything was so charming that without knowing Light found herself falling for her.
Equestria at the Castle of Friendship
Princess Twilight sat at her throne as she held many different manuscripts in the air with magic, reading their contents as fast as possible.
"That's the last ones I could find Twilight." Spike the purple dragon dropped the last few rolled up manuscripts onto the table.
"Thanks Spike but it seems this is a futile endeavor." Princess Twilight looked exhausted.
"Maybe yah should hit the hay Twi...you haven't slept for over twenty four hours." Applejack walked up to her.
"I know AJ but I need more information on what's happening." Twilight had her exhausted crazed look to her, that look that only came when she couldn't figure out the solution to a problem.
"Well darling, you're starting to look a little ragged...not the look for a princess if you ask me." Rarity spoke from her chair as she also looked through some manuscripts.
"Yep! and you can't have any more Pinkie Sugar Rockets!" Pinkie Pie appeared behind Princess Twilight. "You had four and that's waaaaay past the doctors recommended intake." She said over the top seriously as she was suddenly dressed with a doctors hat and periscope.
"Okay guys I get it...I'll get some rest...I'm sure a fresh mind should find some information tomorrow." Princess Twilight finally admitted.
"Also might be a good idea to check on Sunset Shimmer tomorrow." Spike sat on the table yawning as he spoke.
"Good idea Spike, let's all get some rest now and continue tomorrow." Princess Twilight stretched her wings and hind legs as she stood up.
The ponies all left their research as it was before saying their good nights and heading to their castle chambers.
Human realm outside the campus Cinema
The movie had left Light Shimmer amazed at what she had seen, human creation powers where amazing. Spike had explained to her countless times during the film that it was not real...it was all acting and computer generated effects...whatever that meant. Light Shimmer had struggled to listen to him as Sonata Dusk had been leaning on her shoulder to whisper to her all the things she liked about the film, every whisper Sonata had leaned over to do had had the warmth of her breath and scent of strawberries...and after the first six or so times Light Shimmer had found it extremely hard not to "accidentally" turn into it and steal a kiss...but she had managed to control herself. She was confused to why she had fallen for the ditsy siren, specially at a time like this. Light Shimmer knew Sonata wasn't using her powers on her, she had felt that before long ago and had swore to never fall for it again.
"Lighty are you like, okay?" Sonata questioned as Light walked next to her in a daze. "Didn't you like the film?...you've been awful quiet since we left the cinema...have I upset you somehow?" She worried.
"Hmm indeed...whats bothering you kid?" Spike stopped walking and sat down in front of both girls bringing them to a halt.
"Erm...I loved the movie...it was amazing...nothing is wrong...why do do ask?" Light Shimmer quickly defended herself too much as Spike gave her a deadpan stare. "I'm just a little tired...I can't eat as much as you Sonata...how do yo do it?...wait Lighty?" She lost her flow to realize that wasn't her name.
"Guess that's your Sonata nickname now..." Spike smiled. "We all have one...she does that a lot..."
"Okay?...Oh well, I kinda like it anyways..." Light Shimmer blushed a little and rubbed her arm as Sonata smiled at her.
"Good! cause I like saying it." Sonata picked Spike up in her arms and winked at her. "So we have killed enough timesy...we should probably head back to the cafe." Light Shimmer agreed with nod as she tried to not look at Sonata eyes directly.
"So...you've survived....who would have guessed it...out of all the watchers!" A young man walked towards them menacingly, he looked disjointed and slightly strange, something was off about the human.
Light Shimmer instantly went from a bashful crushy teen to serious no bs mode as she stood between Sonata and the newcomer. Light Shimmer was instantly her avatar with grass for hair and earth for skin.
"How about you use your own voice instead, demon!" She spat in hate towards the man, he smiled and then let out an awful female cackle.
"Wow! still the little know-it-all from before!" The possessed man teased, his awful voice sending shivers up Sonata Dusk's spine.
"Well...to know that I survived you had to at least give a killing blow! and I don't remember your brother doing that before I impaled him against the mountain...Atlas Moon!" Light Shimmer taunted the creature that had changed his stance to a much more hunched inhuman one. Light Shimmer whipped her arm to the ground to reveal a green light sword that flickered with her power, unstable and dangerous looking.
"Oh my...not very watcher like to taunt one's enemy...what's the matter? teenage hormones a little out control...mortal?" The possessed slithered out. "I see Etrium has left you alone to deal with me this time!"
"This will be easier than I expected...." Another possessed spoke, this time a female stepped forwards out of nowhere.
"These are not humans you're playing with!...you can create manifestations already!" Light Shimmer deducted looking at the two creatures.
A third creature appeared behind Sonata and grabbed her by both wrists as Sonata let out a frightened squeal that raised the hairs in the back of Light's neck so fast with hate that her reaction time to save her was nearly instant. Light Shimmer lunged towards Sonata's captor with her sword on point and instantly impaled it against a shop door making it burst into thousands of small black sprinkles. Light instantly turned back to the other creatures who had now multiplied and had began to close the gap between them.
"L-L-Light do you n-need my h-help?" Sonata freaked out a little as she stood frozen holding Spike.
"Nah...this is just exercise...I won't let them harm you!" Light shimmer boasted as she looked over her shoulder and gave Sonata a smirk that made the baby blue siren a little warm under her shirt. Light Shimmer ran towards the mob of creatures and somersaulted in the air to land perfectly in the center of them and started to parry and thrust her light sword at them chopping then into particles as more spawned to attack her until she was nowhere to be seen under a pile of creatures.
"Wow she is like.... really something...so amazingly...hot..." Sonata swooned over the earthen skin girl as she saw Light's sword keep swinging hitting target after target with grace.
"Hmm...I saw that..." Spike managed a smile. "You like her don't you...have you've been flirting this whole time!"? He added confused. "How did I not see that!?" He questioned as he usually found himself to be the number one go-to on Sonata knowledge. "Then again I didn't know you were...you know...gay." He concluded.
"How did you not notice?..." Sonata asked embarrassed then realized Light had been overrun by the creatures. "WAIT NO!!! LIGHT!!" She screamed at the crowd of mobs that piled on Light Shimmer as she was overran by the sheer number of them. "We have to help!" She panicked.
A massive green hue exploded from within the center of all the creatures turning them into black sprinkles and leaving behind a black mist as Light Shimmer, former Shaman of the Throne of Elements walked out of it with her sword pointing at the ground. Sonata Dusk was left a little breathless as Light's sword retreat itself into her hand and her skin and hair returned to their natural yellow and red in that order.
"Sonata! are you okay? are you hurt, did they scare you! I dealt with them so they can't get you now...say something..." Light Shimmer rambled at incredible Pinkie Pie like speed, her face back to her sweet & shy self. Sonata loved how much doting Light was giving her as she placed Sonata's cheek on her left palm gently to look at her better.
"I'm okay Lighty...p-promise I'm fine...you...y-you were amazing by the way..." Sonata slowly whispered shyly as Spike dropped to the ground anticipating maybe getting squashed by their first kiss.
Light Shimmer quickly picked up Sonata's thoughts crystal clear in her mind just like her sister Sunset's ability to read minds.
"You...you like me?" Light Shimmer blushed as she looked at Sonata.
"Well like duh!" Sonata smiled gently back at her. "Like, I've been trying to get your attention since we left the cafe." She said as she played with her fringe.
"Well...Like...that's good to hear..." Light Shimmer emulated her as she leaned closer to Sonata who copied and met her lips with her own.
Sonata felt a huge spike of power hit her body like a lighting bolt as her tongue touched Light Shimmer's and she was instantly hers. Sonata leaned into the kiss and let Light Shimmer's small but strong arms fully hold onto her.
Since yesterday Sonata Dusk the siren had done nothing but think about how to approach the powerful girl that she fallen for on site. Sonata Dusk had done nothing but think about the girl with the earthen skin all day and night, and then to her surprise found that she was crazier about Light Shimmer's more approachable look, yet she saw the same look of innocence and wonder that Light gave everything she looked at.
Sonata had been single for so long that she had forgotten about love in a sexual way hundreds of years ago, only until lately she had rediscovered friendship love with Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer, yes of course she loved her sisters, no matter how much they teased she knew they loved her the same. In the short time she had spent with Light Shimmer she had become more infatuated with her, the shy smile, her arms, her body her beautiful eyes, the way she talked as she struggled to keep a modern accent and slowly reverted to ancient English and all of this in a short little package of a girl that held her together. Above all Sonata loved how Light Shimmer looked at her, like a girl that had discovered a precious item inside her worse enemy. If their first kiss had any indication of their relationship's future, this would last forever, if they had been anywhere less public she probably wouldn't have held back and just let Light take all of her right there.
Light Shimmer couldn't believe Sonata was kissing her back so passionately, and it instantly cause Light Shimmer to respond the same way and their kiss blew her mind as her hair turned to grass leaving her skin the normal yellow. Light Shimmer gently levitated a few inches from the ground in order to reach Sonata's height and take a little more control of the kiss.
The last half a day had been perfect and Sonata had just intoxicated Light Shimmer with her personality, not to mention her looks and mannerisms, she felt relaxed as she read Sonata thoughts that saw them been a couple until she couldn't think anymore.
Light Shimmer pulled away gently from the kiss to meet Sonata's eyes.
"Girlfriend hey?...you don't have to even ask." Light smiled. "Like, after that kiss there is any need for that question." She blushed.
"Hehe...ah yeah you can read minds...well I like, like it!" Sonata planted a quick kiss on her new girlfriend.
"Okay...good thing that wasn't awkward at all girls." Spike deadpanned as he sat waiting. "Yep, I'm still here...waiting for both of you to come back for air." He teased the quickly blushing girls.
"OMG sorry Spiky!" Sonata looked down at Spike without letting go of Light's embraced arms around her waist.
"Hey there Sonata long time no see...hope we're not interrupting anything too important." Adagio Dazzle's voice came from behind Light Shimmer as it sent a rasping chill up her spine that paled in comparison to that of the creatures she had just vanquished.
"Ah crap." Spike deadpanned. "dun duh duuuh." He hummed without emotion.