Sonata Dusk may be a happy go lucky girl at first sight and for the most part that was true. She was a girl that didn’t need much to be happy and very few times even put the effort to be even better or try to get more things. She didn’t have many possessions and she was happy like that, even when she had been something beyond mere human what she wanted was to lounge around have some fun. That the kind of fun the trio of sirens known as Aria, Adagio and Sonata liked was not good for the rest of Equestria.
Now, things had calmed down enough for Sonata to truly appreciate the world she had been stranded on, mainly the people and the customs. Before, she had been content to play the part of the ditzy villain, a role that was like second nature, but the rainbow had changed everything and the Dazzlings had been stripped once more of their magic, this time permanently. Before, they still felt the remnants of the siren magic in their pendants and the dark calling from them to sow chaos and hate around, just so they could feed themselves and take control of everyone around. Then they were defeated.
With the destruction of the pendants, Sonata had felt herself change and it was something that also happened to her sisters. All Dazzlings had felt the effects of the powerful harmony infused avatar back at the Battle of the Bands. It was slowly at first, but she felt the change, like fog relinquishing the harbor it had hostage after years. Now, Sonata still was a little ditzy and airheaded, but she finally found herself wanting to live, to experiment and learn. She found new love for life and she threw herself head-on on this new adventure.
Sonata Dusk found out that, while she had lost all of her abilities to sing -which apparently had been just part of the pendant’s magic- she had also lost that annoying voice inside her head that was constantly pushing her to use her magic to make others fight. She wasn’t the sharpest crayon in the box, but even she knew that something dark had been inside the pendants, dark enough to be destroyed by harmony.
Since then, Sonata had begun to try more things, like cooking or painting. She was great at the first and horrible at the second, but thankfully things had worked out when it came to music. Sure, her voice could still break windows and ear-drums, but playing was another thing and she not only practiced, but in the time since their fall, Sonata had learned how to play good enough to be part of a band. And what a band! Sonata still had goosebumps even after finishing the recording session.
Now came the hardest part and that had to do with something important about Sonata Dusk. She didn’t fear many things, just normal everyday things like huge spiders or roaches (she despised those), but one thing she was the most afraid of was the opinion of her sisters. Many times they had simply push her aside, due to being the runt of the trio and because she had always been the ‘dumb’ one according to Aria. Now, after being turned into one hundred percent human beings, things had been a little all over the place. Without a lifelong plan of taking control of every single being in the world, they had been left stranded, right in the middle of the sea and their sails had lost all wind. Worse than that, they were drifting aimless in the sea, well, not all of them.
Adagio was still the leader of the trio, but besides giving them some house rules -as if Aria and Sonata had been some rambunctious kids- she left every day to work, leaving the other two girls completely clueless about what to do, but no more, things will change for them now that Sonata had been given an opportunity. She got ready to open the door and get back into her home, not without looking up as if asking any being up in the sky for help.
With that done she finally entered their apartment and felt herself become calm, as if the stress of the outside world couldn’t reach her here. It was true that their accommodations were rather mundane, with the living room a little too cramped with the sofa and chair combo that they got from the thrift shop three streets down. A small television was plugged in but very few times they used it, mostly only Aria and Adagio in the morning to get the news. Most of the time it was spend on the laptop Adagio had bought on discount; thank the sea that Adagio’s job had allowed them to get internet or things would have been messy in the house without it.
It was simple, it was a little cramped, but it was home and Sonata loved the apartment because of that. For so long she had been drifting from place to place, but now that had changed and no matter how grumpy Aria had been because of their location, Sonata enjoyed the relaxing effects of a daily routine.
As Sonata entered the apartment, the other two sirens watched the door surprised at Sonata carrying her guitar case. It was rare the day Sonata went out into the city by herself. They tended to think of her as the baby of the group, always having to be monitored so she wouldn’t get hurt or get lost. It was maddening in a way.
“So, were you in the streets playing or something?” Came the acrid voice of Aria, it was basically her welcome home and Sonata understood that. She was not the most open with affections and this wasn’t the time when she will start. That was okay, she knew that’s how things were for Aria.
“Or something,” was the only thing Sonata could speak as a response. She was a little concerned of how Aria will react to the news, considering her chosen words at Jem when they heard the song and news. The twintailed girl had never been much of a fan of pop, being forced to sing like a pop star just so they could feed on dark emotions, but beyond that she never really found much love for the divas in the music industry. No, the one who she was afraid of was Adagio, not that the elegant girl would be disappointed in the decisions; at least she hoped she wasn’t. It was because with one word she could decide if Sonata continued this road or she could kiss goodbye her new dreams.
It was true that the destruction of the pendants was like a blessing in disguise, but even if Adagio had become less terrifying and had all but stopped any thoughts on conquering and revenge, the girl was still a mystery in how she could react to unexpected things.
“Somehow I doubt that, anyway, what’s the guitar? At least I hope there is a guitar inside.”
“Yeah, as if something like that could happen, this is not a mafia movie,” as fun as it could be to watch the two bicker, she had more important things to tell them.
“No, I was out… on an audition,” she said before Aria raised an eyebrow at that.
“For what? A Garage Band or something? Now are you going to be playing in abandoned cafes and dinky bars?” Adagio simply rolled her eyes.
“I don’t see Sonata going so low as to do that, so what’s this audition then? Because the only big one in the city was the-“ and then a light bulb went off inside Adagio’s hair, probably somewhere in between the mountain of orange curls, thought Sonata making a joke in her head just to keep herself calm “wait… you went to that Jem band’s audition?”
“The what on what? You mean that sugar pop girl was having an audition today? So, how much did they laugh at you?” Aria said with a smirk, but Sonata had been prepared for that; thankfully Adagio had been as quick as ever.
“Yes, I was there… I’m in the band,” Sonata gave the news to her sisters with one of her brightest smiles leaving the other two completely dumbfounded, so much that Aria’s mouth had to be closed by one of Adagio’s hands.
“Well, that is certainly something, congratulations I suppose, just remember to tell us when you guys will play and record, I also need to meet them to see if you will be alright,” was all that came out of Adagio’s mouth leaving Aria even more confused.
“Wait, that’s it? That’s all you are going to say to her? I mean, she is in a freaking pop rock band of all things!”
“What do you want me to tell her? She went outside and not only had the guts to stay in front of other people to be judged, but nailed the audition… you nailed the audition right?” At Sonata’s rapid fire nods, Adagio went back to her conversation with Aria “besides the choice of music -and I still don’t get why you hate it so much- there is nothing that I could make fun of, so congratulations are in order Sonata.”
“You’ve gotta be kidding me! She is going to be a freaking pop star now!”
“Yeah, one with a job? Do I have to remind you that she now has a job that will pay? Just like me for example, so that means not only Sonata had the guts to go outside and look for a job, but got one on the first try, so, when are you going to do the same my dear?” Adagio’s grin was the classic predatory one that she hadn’t seen in such a long time. Knowing that her family accepted her decisions dispersed any fear that Sonata may have had. The noogie that she got from laughing at Aria’s face was worth it.