I flicked my bangs.
"Yes. And your point is?"
"Well, my research has led me to believe they may know something of interest to us," Aria said.
"What is it?" I asked.
"I don't know yet," Aria replied.
"But what I do know is that they were at Canterlot High that night, " Aria continued. "So they may know something about the Equestrian magic."
"Interesting..." I said with a smirk. "We'll have to keep a close eye on them in that case."
I shifted my gaze to Sonata.
"Do you have anything to report?"
"Yeah. I heard that on that one night, cute widdle Sunset Shimmer turned into a big, scary monster!" Sonata exclaimed.
"That's peculiar. But, I think I may have some explanation why," I said.
"For realsies?!" Sonata exclaimed in shock.
"For reals- Yeah," I said.
"What is it, Adagio?" Aria said.
"Sunset had said something about the 'old her' being evil once," I said.
"Cute little Sunset Shimmer– evil?!" Sonata exclaimed, horrified.
"I couldn't believe it either," I said.
"So, Sunset Shimmer used to be evil?" Aria said, interest piqued.
"Yes. That's why no one hangs out with her," I said.
"So, Adagio, what's the plan?" Aria asked.
"I'll wait for the perfect opportunity to use this information against her," I said. "Perhaps if she finds out our true intentions I can blackmail her using this information."
"Uh, Adagio, I think you're forgetting something," Aria said. "We're supposed to be playing innocent, remember?"
"Of course I remember!" I said. "I'm just done playing innocent! I'm going to keep at it up until the party for the battle of the bands this Friday, then and only then will I reveal myself as a villain."
"That's what I wanna hear," Aria said.
"Yaysies!" Sonata cheered. "I'm so excited. I get to make the fruit punch!"
"Yeah. And it's gonna be the worst, just like you," Aria remarked.
"Nuh-uh! 'Cause you are. The worst," Sonata fired back.
I groaned.
"It's like I told you before, this world is not becoming any more bearable being stuck here with you two," I said.
"Anyways, I was thinking about letting Sunset Shimmer join us. But, of course, we'll only be using her and we'll just kick her out once we're done with her," I said.
"Sounds like a plan to me," Aria said.
"But, if she turns evil, can we keep her?" Sonata said. "She's just too cute!"
"Ugh, maybe," I growled.
"Okay," Sonata said.
"So, Adagio. What's the plan for Friday?" Aria asked.
"We show up and wait for the perfect opportunity to stir up some trouble. Though, we may not need to wait considering how easily these students fall apart," I said.
"Do you think we'll get back to Equestria soon, Dagi?" Sonata asked.
"Yes. Very soon," I said.
Aria and Sonata exchanged mischievous glances.
"Let me tell you some things you need to be aware of regarding Sunset Shimmer," I said.
"Alright. Talk away," Aria said.
"Yeah, chat away Dagi!" Sonata said.
"Okay, and whatever I tell you, be sure to heed it," I said.
"First of all, she knows about us being Sirens, but she doesn't think we're the Sirens she's talking about as far as I know," I said.
"Then are you sure we should reveal ourselves as villains on Friday?" Aria asked.
"Yes. I don't care if she finds out the truth about us. She'd better be careful, or I might just summon my Siren form on her once I'm powerful enough," I said confidently. "Well, maybe not. Since she's so pathetic there's probably is no need to do so."
"Alright then, anything else we should know?" Aria asked.
"She's from Equestria," I said.
"So, is it possible she could be a source of Equestrian magic?" Aria inquired.
"Most likely so," I said.
"Apparently, Sunset Shimmer has issues being liked by others," I said.
"So what are you trying to say?" Aria asked.
"That we could be BFFs with her?!" Sonata guessed.
"No. We're not going to be friends with her," I replied coolly.
"What I'm saying is that we can exploit that common ground to our advantage, should we need to convince her to join us," I said.
"Nice," Aria said.
"Thanks," I said. "She's already insecure enough that if we exploit that common ground it'll be easier to get her to join us."
"No offense, but I'm glad you've finally come to your senses," Aria said.
"Excuse me?" I said, arching an eyebrow.
"For a while there you seemed like you were going soft on us," Aria said. "It was almost as if you liked Sunset Shimmer."
My face turned a bright red.
"I do not like her in anyway shape or form! In fact, I hate her!" I raged, pounding the table with my hands as I stood up angrily.
"Settle down, Adagio. The more you get upset, the more that tells me you do like her," Aria said.
Me? Like Sunset Shimmer?! I'd like to see Aria try and prove that!
I sat back down and quietly sipped on my milkshake.
I really shouldn't have let Aria's off-hand comment throw me into a rage like that, but for some odd reason I just couldn't help it.
I took a deep breath and then exhaled to calm myself down.
"Anyways," I said calmly.
"So, here's a quick review of the plan. Friday: we reveal ourselves as villains, we stir up some trouble so we can gain more power. For the battle of the bands, we won't bring out the showstopper song until our full power is back. We aren't going to befriend Sunset Shimmer, we will just simply use her if necessary. Understood?" I said.
Sonata nodded excitedly and Aria let out an 'mhm'.
It was nearing the time to put our plan into motion again. There could be no mistakes because now there was no room for error.
Soon, the entire world would be under our control and I refuse to show mercy to anyone who stands in our way. After conquering this world, the girls and I were going to move on to Equestria. This might seem farfetched, but I know the girls and I can do anything if we just stick together and have each other's backs. I think we're a perfect team; sure, Aria and Sonata are idiots, but the rivalry or whatever is between them, makes them better since they refuse to let the other outdo them and they support me well.
There's one thing I just don't understand. Why does Sunset Shimmer make feel so at ease? I'm half-Siren so I'm aggressive by nature, or so I thought. But when I think about the girls, especially Sonata, they're not very aggressive until they start singing. I shouldn't feel so at ease, because my whole life I've felt like I connect more with the aggressive Siren side of me than the friendly pony side.
I like being a pony, but when I act upon instinct, instead of acting upon pony instincts I normally act on Siren instincts. But that's not the reason ponies in Equestria would shun us. They shunned us because they despised Sirens. It had always been like that, even before the girls and I had completely turned our backs on all things good.
I pulled out my phone and looked at the time; I hadn't realized how late it was getting. "Girls, we'd better get going if we're to make it home before dark," I said. Aria and Sonata yawned. "Yeah... Let's go," Aria said.
We walked out of the café. I simply couldn't wait until Friday, because that's when the real fun begins. I enjoyed singing and performing a lot outside of my plotting too, and it had always been my favorite hobby. I write a lot of music but we don't ever perform it because we're just too busy and for a long while our voices weren't even strong enough.
Once we completed our mission, then maybe we would get to performing these songs. I didn't necessarily have any plans yet. Well, other than world domination of course~.
Aria sped up a bit to match my pace.
"What do you want, Aria?" I said, a bit annoyed.
"I'm sorry about earlier. I know you're better than that. I shouldn't have accused you of liking the enemy," she said.
"Well, thank you," I said with a toss of my hair, intentionally hitting her in the face.
I heard Sonata giggle a little. She was clearly laughing at Aria.
"Hee hee! Dagi hit your face on purpose," she said.
She and I exchanged mischievous glances.
Sonata and I rarely made such a connection with each other. She was laid-back and silly while I was a more serious, no-nonsense personality.
"It's not funny," Aria said.
I giggled a little.
"You're right. It isn't funny; it's hilarious!" I said, beginning to laugh harder.
Aria rolled her eyes.
It was nice to have them as friends, despite them being annoying at times.