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// Chapter 6: Remembering The Past 
// Story: A Shattered Rainbow Rock 
// by FourShadow 
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After the end of school, the three sisters went back to their penthouse home to relax, detox, and chill out. The first day had certainly taken a lot of energy out of them, and they were more than happy to just calm down from all of the insanity that overloaded them. 

"I don't know about you girls... I think we're going to do just fine at Canterlot High." 

"Yeah, a school where everyone's split into cliques and where enemies are easily made by the flick of a switch, that's just great thinking." Aria complained, as she slumped into her chair. 

"Hey, have a bit of optimism! Its not too bad, right?" Sonata asked, as she sat on the right end of the couch the other way around, with her head leaning over the edge.

Aria sighed. As much as she wanted to say no, there was no denying it was all bad. 

"I guess its not too bad." Aria admitted. "The people here, aren't... the worst."

"And what about Octavia?" Sonata asked.

Aria actually grinned. "Yeah. Octavia's pretty cool. Brit's got some guts." 

Adagio smirked. "See? Its not so bad, now is it?" 

Aria rolled her eyes. "Okay, okay, its not that bad." 





After a few showers, and some goofing off later, Adagio went away cooking in the kitchen. Steam was billowing from pots and pans as she stirred away. She gave a sniff of the food she was cooking and sighed in pleasure. The sweet smell of such delicious meals in those pots... it was enough to make her mouth water. 

"Mmm... sweet sweet spaghetti." Adagio said, sniffing the food. 

"Smells good!" Aria called from the living couch was just smack in front of the big kitchen they had. She was watching a cartoon series that was playing on the television, while Sonata was finishing her shower and Adagio was cooking their dinner.

"This is something I never understood. These guys have been exposed in public several times already, clearly revealing that they're giant alien robots... and yet these people don't blink an eye or even suspect?" Aria asked. "I don't think anyone would be this stupid!"

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity," Adagio answered.

Just at that moment, they saw Sonata sliding down on the railing with a giddy look. "Whoo-hoo!!!" She made a jump and landed on her feet. "Stuck the landing!" 

"Nice." Aria clicked her tongue. 

"Dinner's served girls! Come and get it!" 

The three sisters gathered together and they pulled out bowls and forks for them to use. Once they got food into their dishes, they all sat at the table together, diving into their meal. 

"So girls. Tell me, outside of encountering new bullies, I trust you two made it through the rest of your day okay?"

Sonata grinned. "Yep!"

"How was your time with Vinyl?"

"It was amazing! Vinyl's just so sweet, she's kind, she looks nice, she was so helpful when I got that pie hit in my face! Though, I think there's still a bit of pie pan in my eye..." Sonata winced, rubbing her left eye. "I think I'm gonna need to get that checked." 

"Maybe." Adagio nodded. "What about you Aria? How's classes with Octavia?"

"Octavia is awesome. She's cool, she's chill, she knows when to stand up against somebody... she's one of the coolest girls I've met. Although..."

Sonata sighed. "What negative thing do you have to say about her?"

"Its not like that, its just... I don't know, I feel like something's been going on with her and Vinyl, and I'm kinda curious to know." 

"Really?" Sonata asked. 

"Yeah, why?" 

"I kind of got that feeling from Vinyl. She said if I wanted to talk to someone who was 'trustworthy', she'd be the one to talk to and stay away from Octavia." 

The three sisters paused. 

"Well now I'm confused." Aria stated. 

"The way I see it, either Vinyl did something, or Octavia did something." Sonata said, extending her fingers.

"Or... maybe both of them did something and they don't want to admit it." Adagio inquired. 

"That's possible too." Aria nodded.

Adagio tapped her fingers on the table, thinking. 

"Hmm... but why would they stop being friends? Well either way, maybe that's not something we should be interfering with. Perhaps there was something deeply personal with those two and its none of our business." 

"I don't know, maybe we can do something to help!" Sonata said with a smile. 

"I appreciate your optimism, but..." Adagio took in a long pause. There did seem something wrong with those two, but still, none of them had a clue or an indication of what could have happened with those two. Maybe there was something they could help with. "...Actually Sonata? Maybe we should look into this. Something may be off with those two, but we should at least find out what."

"I suppose we could try if they're not gonna point spears at our throats. Still though, even if we try, I have a good feeling the Rainbooms are still gonna mess with us." Aria spoke. 

"We're just going to have to ignore them as best as we can." Adagio said.

"Ahem." Aria huffed. 

"Yes?"

Aria's hand rubbed her face. "Adagio... they planted a snake in your locker, I nearly had a smackdown in the cafeteria, and Sonata's welcome to school was stinging pie in her eyes."

Adagio nodded. "True as that may be, we can't just hold grudges." 

"Yeah, and what happens when they find out what we really are? You think they're gonna still be friendly when they find that out? You really think they're going to keep smiles and happiness when they find out what we really are under these bodies!?" 

Adagio didn't say another word, but instead just turned her head to the side, not even looking at Aria.

"Adagio?" 

"Aria!" Sonata piped up. "I thought we weren't going to say stuff like that anymore!" 

Adagio, without saying another thing, got up from her seat at the table, and walked away and up the stairs, not even looking back. 

"Adagio wait!" Aria called out, but the only response she got was a slam of her bedroom door on the above floor. 

"Great! You got her upset again!" Sonata's hands slapped her sides.

"I didn't mean to!" Aria protested. She let out a sigh. "I'll go talk to her--"

"--Later. I think she needs time to cool down."





Adagio had her back against her own bedroom door and she felt her heart racing from pure thought. Only flashes of light and a few words were coming to mind.

Torches. Witches. Hunt. Kill. 

She felt her heart pounding against her chest, and slowly stammered over to her desk and held onto it, trying her best not to fall over. Her hair hung over her face as she was leaning over. She felt a ringing in her head, and her heart continued to race.

She looked over on the walls, and looked up at several pictures that had been framed, but framed with old cutouts of newspapers and old photos. Some of them had big taglines like Witches Vanish! Sea Creatures Terrorize Eastern Village! or even Real Loch Ness Monsters!?

"No... never..." Adagio whimpered.

She looked over the left side of her desk and up on a big board with pushpins. There were several photos that were pinned together, taken from people's phones. All of them grouped together with frightening faces and panicking people. 

Tears were pushing past her eyes just looking back into the past. She covered up the photos with a picture big enough to block them all, and she sat on her bed. There was only one word that she could think of right now.

Monsters. 

Adagio cupped her face with her hands and she quietly sobbed. The past was back in her head once more... something she never wanted to come back to.

A knock on the door got her attention.

"Adagio? Can I come in?" 

Adagio stifled a cry. "C-Come in." 

The door opened up, and Aria and Sonata both walked in.

"I think Aria here has something she wanted to say." Sonata said with her hands on her hips.

"I was going to apologize anyway, why'd you have to follow me?"

"I just wanted to make sure you were actually going to do it." Sonata said. 

"I was!" 

Aria cleared her throat, and she sat next to Adagio. 

"I... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you, and I'm sorry if I did." 

Adagio took a deep inhale, and then exhale. "I'm... I'm fine. I forgive you." 

Aria frowned. "Adagio, are you sure? You don't sound good." 

Adagio sighed. "No."

Aria and Sonata sat on different ends, next to Adagio and looked up to what she was. The newspaper picture frames with the horrifying taglines. 

"Oh... that..." Aria said, realizing what she meant.

"Aw, Adagio..." Sonata leaned her head on her shoulder. 

Adagio sniffled. "We're... we're not monsters..."

"Adagio, no, hey..." Aria said with a warm voice as she hugged her older sibling. She rubbed her back and gave a few pats. "Adagio, I'm so sorry..." 

Sonata sniffled and she joined in for a group hug. All three of them were now hugging, trying to calm each other down from the dark thoughts.

"Girls... we can never let anyone at Canterlot High find out what we are." Adagio whimpered. "I... I don't want to... m-make the same mistake like I did thousands of times before..." 

"Adagio?" 

Adagio pulled out and looked at Aria's smile. 

"No one's gonna find out. Not this time. Those girls are never gonna find out."

Adagio wiped another tear off her face. 

"I know but... I just..." She took a deep breath and sighed. "If any of them find out, I... I don't want to go through the same thing that happened with us back at..." She stifled a cough. "Y-You know?"

Sonata and Aria nodded. They both knew. 

"We're gonna be fine Dagi! For realzies, I know it! We've already made new friends, I know they're gonna love us when they get to know us more!" Sonata said, hugging her again. 

Adagio for once in the middle of her pain, she gave a smile that was downright adorable. 

"Thank you. Both of you."

Adagio pulled herself up and she hugged her sisters again, finally calming down from the emotions that she had been feeling not too earlier. At least with the company of her sisters, she'd be safe. 

"Now come on, lets finish dinner." Aria said.

"I'm right behind you."

Aria and Sonata left her room, and Adagio pulled herself together but stopped one last time to look back. She glanced over at the remaining evidence of her past and sighed. Her finger swiped over another picture, and she sternly looked at the photo. 

"I don't care what happened then. We're not monsters, we're not freaks, we're not witches, we're just... different." Adagio sighed. She looked back at the photo on the board, and she covered it up with the other photos, hiding it from the rest. No more reminders tonight!

And so with the last photos of her past now hidden away, she brushed herself off and left her room to join her sisters back to finish dinner. And the room went dark, as Adagio closed the door, to leave the only photos that reminded her of the past.