//------------------------------// // Evil for rent // Story: Villains orientation guide: the Dazzlings // by Kaliann25 //------------------------------// 04: Evil for rent Sonata returned home earlier than usual. That day’s classes have been suspended because of her giant hamster. Luckily, the Rainbooms took care of the situation quickly. And, most to Sonata’s surprise, they were kind enough to not to report her with principal Celestia. She have already warned that one more incident involving them, and she would expel them. Even if, this time, Adagio and Aria didn’t have nothing to do with it. No, this time it was all Sonata’s fault. Oh, and also, Black Hat Organization. “Hi!” greeted Sonata. “How was your day?” Adagio shrugged, as she continued playing her videogames. “The usual. What about you? Did you skipped school? Not that I care.” “Oh, no. There was some kind of incident, and principal Celestia had no choice but closing the school for the day.” explained Sonata, smiling nervously. Aria, who was on her laptop, turned to Sonata. “For real? What happened?” “Un… I can’t really tell.” said Sonata. “She just sent us home.” Adagio shrugged, turning her attention back to the game. Aria stared at Sonata, but decided to not to say anything, and turned back to the laptop. Sonata giggled nervously, and she went straight to the fridge, when Aria suddenly called. “Sonata!” “Ehem… do you want something from the fridge?” asked Sonata, innocently. Aria simply turned the laptop to her younger sister, and played a video. The screen showed the Rainbooms running after a SUV-sized hamster. “This was uploaded five minutes ago. Care to explain?” asked Aria. Sonata gulped, as Adagio approached as well. “What the hell is this?” Sonata gulped again, but faked surprise. “Oooh! So that’s what happened! What a surprise!” Adagio looked at Aria, and made a small nod. Before she could react, Aria held her, as Adagio took her backpack, and opened it. “Wait!!” protested the younger of the Dazzlings. But it was already too late. Adagio have found the shrink ray. Both she and Aria made an exasperated groan. “Sonata, what did I tell you about ordering anything from Black Hat Organization?” “But… but…” “I told you to not to spend any money on them!” continued Adagio. “How much did you lost?” asked Aria, glaring at Sonata. “Fifty cents.” said Sonata. “And I even used my fifty percent discount coupon.” The other two exchanged a look, and sighed relieved. “Okay, I guess we can’t complain about fifty cents.” accepted Adagio. “At least you could shrink them instead of growing a hamster, dumbass!” scolded Aria, as she released Sonata. “Aria is right, imagine the revenge we could have on them! We could feed them to a dog, or a snake. I’ve heard they digest their pray for months.” added Adagio with a twisted grin. “Or, we could squish them as the pests they are!” finished Aria. “I did try to shrink them, but it didn’t work, obviously. That was a defective product. Why do you think it was so cheap, anyway? Now what I think about it, what I was expecting for fifty cents anyway?” “Well, it could be worse, I think.” said Adagio. “You satisfied your curiosity, and now we can continue with our lives. Let’s not talk about this again” “Okay.” accepted Sonata. “Can I go to my room?” “I don’t care!” said Adagio. Sonata nodded, and rushed upstairs to her room. She was in very good mood, she was scolded, but at least her sisters did something this time. Normally, they would shrug, and ignore her. But thanks to Black Hat Organization, they were coming back to life. Adagio and Aria were about to resume their web-surfing and gaming, when Sonata ran downstairs, humming happily. “Where are you going?” “To the store! I’m going to make an extra especial dinner for tonight!” And she rushed through the door. “As long as she doesn’t make tacos, I’m good.” said Aria. “So, what are we going to do now?” “About what?” asked Adagio. Aria showed her the catalog. “About this, obviously!” said Aria. “Sonata may messed up, but, we have to admit it wasn’t her fault.” “Yeah, we couldn’t expect something useful only for fifty cents.” agreed Adagio. “But, what if the rest of their products are as worthless as the shrink ray?” “But there are some interesting things.” Said Aria, as she began to look at the catalog. “They have everything, from ‘evil-lair-defensive-systems’, cursed gifts to give your hero… oh, look at this! Hat Bots, mechanical sidekicks with adjustable levels of evil.” “Adjustable levels of evil?” asked Adagio in disbelief. “Yeah: they have ‘tax collector’, ‘banker’, ‘fan-fiction writer’… the last level is ‘almost like Black Hat’.” “That guy really have a huge ego.” sighed Adagio. “But yes, they have a lot of interesting stuff. But look at this prices! Medusa device, three-hundred-thousand dollars. Shark cannons, fifty thousand dollars. These ‘Hat Bots’, twenty thousand each!” “Look, there’s one with no price on it. ‘Evil Ray’.” noticed Aria. “What the hell is an evil ray?” asked Adagio raising an eyebrow. “A malevolent machine that takes the most evil thing you can think of, and makes it real.” read Aria. “Come on, let’s give it a shot! If we don’t like the price, we can just say thank you, and forget about Black Hat Organization for good.” Adagio seemed unsure, but, in the end, she nodded. Then, Aria dialed: 666-EVIL-666. “Hello?” answered a nervous male voice on the phone. “Hey! The name is Aria Blaze, and I saw an article in your catalog, but it doesn’t have the price. It is the ‘Evil Ray’. “Oh, right! We have an especial offer for that one!” said happily Doctor Flug’s voice. “It is yours for only thirty thousand dollars!” Adagio shook her head, as she thought, it was too expensive for them. But then, on the other side of the line, the girls could hear a door opening, followed by the sound of a ray being shot. “I’ll take it from here. Get out of my sight!” “Ouch, my bum-bum! No, wait boss!” Finally, they heard someone being kicked, and then, Lord Black Hat taking the phone. “So… Smiley convinced you to hire my services, right, Aria and Adagio?” The two Dazzlings felt a chill on their backs. And just like with Sonata, a dark aura came from Aria’s phone, and Lord Black Hat appeared before them, holding the device they asked for. “Don’t be surprised, I’ve been watching you.” Adagio gulped, this Black Hat being really scared her. “Ehem, yes… we are interested but… is out of our budget so… can you please leave, and forget about us? Please? We would never bother you again!” begged Adagio. Black Hat grinned at the, a grin that would hunt them in their nightmares from that night on. “But, with the new plan of Black Hat Organization, you can just rent the ray for twelve hours. How does that sound?” “How much for rent it?” asked Aria. “Fifty dollars. Even someone as pathetic as you two can pay that, right?” Adagio and Aria exchanged a look, but in the end, Adagio took her wallet, and offered a bill to Lord Black hat. He accepted it, and gave them the ray to leave. But not before making them to sign a contract. “Thank you for hiring the services of Black Hat Organization. See you in twelve hours.” And he left, just as he came. A few seconds later, Sonata returned happily. “Whoa… are you alright? You look pale. Are you sick, or something?” she asked to her sisters. “It’s nothing Sonata. What are we going to eat?” asked Adagio. The next day: Adagio woke up early, unusually optimistic and energetic. Just like Aria. And much to Sonata’s surprise, the two of them seemed really excited about school. “What’s going on with the two of you?” she asked. “All I can tell you, is that it looks like a great day to go to school!” said Adagio evilly. And, like in the old time, she led her sisters to school, showing a confidence she haven’t show in months, from the Battles of the Bands. The confidence of the invincible. Everyone around noticed the change, including the Rainbooms. As soon they looked at Adagio and Aria, they immediately knew there would be trouble. “Oh, we were looking for you, losers!” said Adagio. Sunset Shimmer stood in front of the group. “What on Equesria do you want, Dazzlings?” “Oh, nothing really.” giggled Aria. “Only that today is the day we’ll make you pay for taking away our powers. Sunset stared at Sonata, but she seemed as confused as they were. Then Sunset looked back at Adagio and Aria, as she sighed. “Tell me this doesn’t have anything to do with Black Hat Organization.” Adagio and Aria laughed evilly, much to Sonata’s disbelief. “Wait, did you actually order something from them?” Ignoring the youngest sister, Adagio aimed the Evil Ray to the Rainbooms. “This is the end, Rainbooms!” But before she could press the button, Sub-Principal Luna appeared from around the corner. Adagio glared at her, and showed the woman her middle finger. “Go to hell! I have had enough of this school and your rules. Today, everything changes! Today we’ll get our revenge on this seven, and, your sister and you!” Luna stood there, shocked. “You have some nerve, young lady!” “Stop talking! Use it already!” urged Aria. Adagio pressed the button. Soon, to everyone’s surprise, the Evil Ray materialized a giant dragoness in the middle of the school. The dragoness’ forelegs were like a ram’s hooves; her tail was like an eel’s; with an imposing fin crowning her back. The monster roared, as Adagio began to laugh as crazy. “It works! It works! The most evil thing I could think of was me, on my siren form. And here I am!” Aria then took the Evil Ray from Adagio, and used as well. Soon enough, a similar dragoness appeared. Only that this one was pink. “Sonata?” offered Aria. She shook her head, gulping. “I think I pass…” Aria nodded, and looked at the terrified Rainbooms. “As we were saying, today we’ll have our revenge!” The two sirens charged at the group of friends, who jumped away to avoid being devoured by them. “What’s the meaning of this? What kind of magic is capable of something like this?” cried Twilight. The siren version of Aria was about to smash her with her ram’s hooves, when Rainbow Dash pushed her away on time. And the, she began to run in circles around the siren to distract her. “What shall we do now?” asked Fluttershy, crying in fear. “I don’t know! For a moment I hoped that thing would be defective too.” said Sunset, looking at the Dazzlings. Adagio laughed. “Come on! Who do you think we are? Sonata?” “We took the time to select a product that doesn’t have a discount.” said Aria, in delight. “Unlike her pathetic Shrink Ray, this thing actually works!!” Sonata didn’t say anything, and instead, she slowly walked away from her sisters. She wanted to see them happy, to see them smile again. But again, she liked the Rainbooms. And didn’t want them to get hurt. So she preferred to stay away from the battle. And, of course, the Rainbooms understood. They glanced at her walking away, and agreed to talk to her when the fight was over. The Magic of Friendship would prevail, just as it always did. Unfortunately, this was more difficult than usual. It was really hard to avoid the attacks from the monstrous versions of the Dazzlings. At some point, Siren Adagio smashed Applejack with her hoof, but Applejack’s super strength allowed her to push away the giant hoof, as she rolled to safeness. “Oh, do you really think you can escape?” mocked the yellow siren. “I’ll enjoy turning you into a red stain on this filthy floor!” Pinkie Pie tried to distract the monsters shooting confetti from her hands, but it didn’t’ work. “Yes, show us some more Equestrian Magic!” mocked Siren Aria. “Let’s see what you have!” “NO, STOP PLAYING! DESTROY THEM NOW THAT YOU CAN!” commanded human Adagio. The yellow siren looked at her human counterpart, and laughed. Adagio and Aria shivered, as they recognized the expression on their siren-selves. They wouldn’t listen to them. In fact, they weren’t following orders from the very beginning. “And, why should I do as you say?” mocked Siren Adagio. “You are nothing but a human. A pathetic powerless human. Less than a threat of them. At least they have magic. What do you have?” Siren Aria nodded evilly. “Yeah. Without your gems, you are pretty much nothing. But we, we are everything!” And the two sirens took a deep breath, and began to sing harmoniously. “This cannot be good…” gulped Sci Twilight. The evil but beautiful voices had immediate effect in everyone, except for the Rainbooms. Until that moment, everyone in school were watching the fight in awe, unsure of what to do. But when the monsters began to sign, they began to fight each other. Not simple argues and yells like the last time, but actually hurting each other with trashcans, locker doors, pens, backpack. Basically everything around them was a weapon. Even Principal Celestia and Sub Principal Luna were rolling on the floor, pulling each other’s hair. A regrettable, and even laughable show, but everyone was too busy fighting to laugh. Or even record them. Only the Rainbooms remained sane. “So this was their true power…” said Sunset, trembling. Even Human Adagio and Aria forgot their fear from earlier, and began to laugh maniacally. “Just like in the good times! Remember, Adagio?” “Yes. Now give me that thing.” said Adagio, taking the Evil Ray form her. “I want to double the fun.” But Aria took it back. “NO! It’s my turn!” “What are you saying? It’s always my turn!” answered Adagio. And, just like the others, they went from a simple argue, to a fist fight. Only Sonata stayed away, looking in horror. Unlike her sisters, she was careful enough to put on some earplugs before the sirens started singing. She was fully aware that, since the Rainbooms destroyed their gems, they were normal humans. “Shall we do something?” asked Rarity, looking at the sisters fighting. “Duh! Stop the elephants in the room. Or should I say the lizards?” joked Pinkie Pie. “So… Friendship Aura, or do we weaken them with our powers first?” asked Sci Twilight. But then, it happened. Adagio and Aria broke the Evil Ray in half. Everything stopped out of sudden. The Sirens, the students, the teachers, the Rainbooms, everyone could feel that something was really wrong. They all felt an aura that paralyzed them because of the fear. They didn’t know what it was, or who it was. They only knew that was the darkest aura they even felt near. Only the human Dazzling knew, and they were ashen of pure terror. Out of nowhere, organ music could be hear all over the school. An energetic and scary tune from hell… that made everyone to shrink trembling, waiting for their fate. Including the Siren Adagio and Aria. Finally, the organ materialized in the middle of the hallway, played by an individual in black suit and black top hat. “Is that… Black Hat?” whispered Sunset Shimmer. No one dared to make a sound. Slowly, Black Hat turned to his costumers. “So… you broke it, right? The device I rented you.” “NO, WAIT!” cried Adagio. “Forgive us, Mister Black Hat! It was a mistake!” Black Hat laughed. “Forgive you? Who do you take me fore? A hero?” His reptilian tongue relished his lips. “We don’t’ have that kind of money!” begged Aria. Black Hat laughed, as he showed them the contract they signed. “Don’t worry. Thanks to this little contract you signed, you don’t have to pay me with money.” Their signatures glowed with a sinister red light. “But, I’ll take your souls as payment.”