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// Sunset and the Dazzlings' Super Special Awesome Karaoke Adventure 
// Story: Life Goes On 
// by hattafan2593 
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"What do you mean he's dead?"

For whatever reason that even she couldn't fathom, Sunset had decided to take Adagio up on her offer to hang out with her and her sisters . They had manage to sneak into a karaoke bar with fake IDs and were now sitting in a booth near the stage. The Dazzlings had all ordered brightly colored mixed drinks while Sunset had merely ordered a water. Somehow the topic of conversation had landed on Starswirl the Bearded. 

"Just as I said, he's dead. Been dead for a while."

"Well, when did he die?!" Adagio asked, throwing up her hands dramatically.

Sunset absentmindedly stirred her water. "The exact date isn't widely known, not even Celestia is exactly sure. But I'd have to guess around 800 years."

"Yeah, I'm calling bull on that."

Sunset's brows furrowed. "Excuse me?"

Aria elaborated. "We've only been in this dimension for two years, and the last time we saw that asshole, he was very much alive."

Sonata added, "Yeah, I mean, how old do you think we are?"

Sunset blinked, very confused. "Uhh..a thousand years? Give or take?"

The Dazzlings looked at each other....and then burst out laughing. Sonata almost fell out of her chair. Aria banged her fist on the table. 

"Sunset, honey," Adagio said, wiping her eyes. "We may be vain, but no amount of make-up is that good!"

Aria straightened up, smirking. "Yeah, pretty sure people would be able to tell if we were that old!"

Sunset merely shrugged. "I thought the amulets were allowing you to keep your youthful appearances through magic."

Adagio frowned. "The amulets didn't work that way. They only granted us power, not eternal youth. If that were the case, don't you think it would've worn off by now?"

Sunset said nothing. She did have a point.

"And besides," Adagio continued. "We were in this dimension for months before we came across them. Found them in a pawn shop of all places. And it took us weeks after that just to figure out how they worked. Had to do research on the Internet."

"You do not want to know all the crap we had to sort through just to find anything remotely credible." Aria said with a scowl. "Seriously, why are humans so disgusting?"

Sunset folded her hands and rested her chin upon them in thought. "Something's not adding up. It's been documented that Starswirl died around 800 years ago. Yet you say you've only been here two years...." Her eyes suddenly widened. "Unless...."

Adagio quickly caught on to what Sunset was implying, and she narrowed her eyes in disgust. "You've got to be kidding me."

Sonata and Aria exchanged looks. "Uh, you wanna let us in on the joke, Dag?"

Adagio barked out a harsh laugh. "Don't you get it, Aria? That bastard didn't just send us to another dimension. He sent us to another time period. Everything we've ever known - our homeland, the other sirens - they're all long gone by now."

Silence fell as this information sunk in, and Sunset couldn't help but feel pity for her former enemies.

"So I guess our whole "Steal the magic source from the Rainbooms, become all powerful, break the barrier keeping us here, return to Equestria, and get revenge on Starswirl" plan was just one big waste of time then, huh?" Sonata asked somberly.

The group sat in somber silence for a moment or two, then Adagio suddenly clapped her hands together loudly, startling the group. 

"No matter." She said. "The past is the past. All we can do now is move forward and adapt." She wrapped her arms around her sisters. "And you two morons need all the help you can get."

Aria merely rolled her eyes while Sonata rested her head on Adagio's shoulder. "Aww, you do love us."

"Will the following group please make their way to the stage - Dazzlings Plus One?" Called a man from the stage.

"Plus One?" Sunset asked, narrowing her eyes.

Adagio smirked. "Oh yeah. We signed you up to sing karaoke with us. We knew you wouldn't mind."

"Dazzlings Plus One, please come to the stage!" The man called.

As the sirens stood up from their seats, Sonata said cheerfully, "Just follow our lead. You'll catch on quickly."

"Wait a second!" Sunset protested, but Sonata had already grabbed her arm and was dragging her out of her seat towards the stage.

As they walked towards center-stage, all three Dazzlings began to sing, and Sunset felt her blood run cold. That was the same sequence of notes they had sung when they had first entered the cafeteria, right before they brainwashed the students.

Calm down. They don't have their amulets anymore, she reminded herself. They can't do any harm. They're probably just....warming up.


And indeed, Sunset was proven right when the Dazzlings changed key, and then looked at her expectantly. Getting the gist, Sunset decided 'oh what the heck?', and joined in, and soon all four girls were in perfect harmony.

Apparently satisfied, Adagio made a ceasing motion with her hands, silencing the group. She then turned and nodded towards someone offstage. 

As the music started, Sunset realized she recognized the song, having heard it played on several students' phones. As the Dazzlings began to sway to the music, she did the same, doing her best to copy their movements. Then, Adagio stepped forward and began to sing:

I knew you were
You were gonna come to me
And here you are
But you better choose carefully
‘Cause I’m capable of anything
Of anything and everything


Make me your Aphrodite
Make me your one and only
But don’t make me your enemy, (your enemy)
 your enemy, (Your enemy)
your enemy

So you wanna play with magic (Ahhhhhh)
Boy, you should know whatcha falling for
Baby do you dare to do this (Ahhhhhh)
Cause I’m coming atcha like a dark horse

(Hey!)
Are you ready for, ready for 
(Hey!)
A perfect storm, perfect storm
(Hey! Hey!)
Cause once you’re mine, once you’re mine
(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
There’s no going back


While Adagio sang the verse, Sunset and the other two Dazzlings sang back-up and danced. It was surprisingly easy for Sunset to synchronize with them. When Adagio was finished, she stepped back and Aria and Sonata took her place.

Mark my words
This love will make you levitate
Like a bird
Like a bird without a cage
But down to earth
If you choose to walk away, don’t walk away

It’s in the palm of your hand now baby
It’s a yes or no, no maybe
So just be sure before you give it up to me
Up to me, give it up to me

So you wanna play with magic (Ahhhhh!)
Boy, you should know whatcha falling for
Baby do you dare to do this (Ahhhhhh!)
Cause I’m coming atcha like a dark horse

(Hey!)
Are you ready for, ready for 
(Hey!)
A perfect storm, perfect storm 
(Hey! Hey!)
Cause once you’re mine, once you’re mine
(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
There’s no going back

By this point, Sunset was really getting into the song. How long had it been since she'd been up on stage? As part of a group? So when it came time for the final verse, she proudly took center stage and sang out:

So you wanna play with magic
Boy, you should know whatcha falling for (You should know)
Baby do you dare to do this
Cause I’m coming atcha like a dark horse (Like a dark horse)

(Hey!)
Are you ready for, ready for (Ready for)
(Hey!)
A perfect storm, perfect storm (A perfect storm) 
(Hey! Hey!)
Cause once you’re mine, once you’re mine (Aaaaaaaah!)
(Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)
There’s no going back 

The whole room exploded in applause as Sunset finished the song, posed victoriously. As she moved to leave the stage, she noticed the Dazzlings looking at her in surprise.

"What?"

Adagio cleared her throat and gestured to her head. Furrowing her brows, Sunset slowly raised her hand to the top of her head. 

Her eyes nearly popped out of her skull as she felt two distinct pony ears.
















Adagio was smirking as they made their way down the street to Joe's. This had been a good night. And who knows, maybe there would be more nights like this. The Rainbooms had really messed up throwing away their trump card like that.

Oh well. Their loss. Adagio thought smugly. She admitted that she had grossly underestimated Sunset during the Battle of the Bands, but it was obvious to her that it was only thanks to her that they had lost. 

And besides, she turned to smile at Sunset, who was staring at the ground. It's nice to have intelligent conversation every once in a while.


"Sunset?"

As she and the others turned a corner, she stopped....and her smirk widened. Standing there, with looks of anger and confusion on their faces, were Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash.

Oh this night just gets better and better!