After school, Aria met up with Octavia and Bon Bon who all gathered back at the penthouse. Everyone else said they would come over to hang out as well, but they had to run some quick errands first. But for the three of them, it meant some time to do a little scheming...
"So, what're you thinkin' Aria?" Octavia asked.
"Well, for starters, we need to get them away from the rest of the party. I was thinking one of the old guest rooms, here." Octavia's finger tapped on a spot on the plans. "From there, the fun can really start..."
Bon-Bon's knuckles cracked. "Sweet..."
Aria and Octavia look at her with some slight fear.
Bon-Bon stared back at them and pouted, defensively. "What? I'm just cracking my knuckles here! Sheesh, you guys... I'm not a psycho..."
Aria quickly shrugged it off. "...Anyway, so we get them in this room here. It leads into another room, apparently an old nursery according to the original plans." She paused, with a small wicked smile. "You know how Trixie said that those girls told her a kid died in the house? I thought we could have some fun with that rumor..."
"Heh. Wicked."
"Yeah. But I think it needs a little bit more. A big finish of some kind."
The front door opened up, and coming inside was none other than Trixie, looking more cheerful and happy. After all, the school day wasn't such a bad day. Aced her geography test, delicious lunch, and of course, plenty of time to be with her friends.
"Hey Trixie, how's it going?"
"Its going okay, nothing bad."
"Nobody gave you trouble?" Octavia asked.
"What? N-no, of course not."
Aria gazed back down at the schematics of the house, and then back to Trixie. "Hey Trix, can I ask ya something?"
"What is it?"
"I just need your opinion. What do you think would be scarier for the house... fake blood from the wall, or maybe a pop-up ghost or zombie?"
Trixie shuddered in fear and disgust. "Ugh, both of them sound pretty bad!"
Octavia smiled. "Hey, that could work! We could use BOTH of them! Thanks, luv!"
Bon-Bon vindictively replied with a "Hehe, yeah, that'd do the job..."
The magician was confused. "W-wait, what are you talking about?"
Bon-Bon and Octavia glanced at each other. Aria, quickly tried to move the papers out of sight, but Trixie manages to snatch them.
"Nursery room... ghost... basement?! Payback prank!?!" She chucked the papers onto the floor, appalled. "I can't believe it! You want to do something awful to those girls?!"
"It's not awful if they have it coming. And they do."
"Yeah. They really do," Bon Bon agreed.
"No! I mean, yes they did something bad, b-but that doesn't mean..."
Before their dispute could have gone further, someone else walked through the front door. This time, Lyra Heartstrings.
"Hey Bonnie! Got a second? Sorry to interrupt, but its really important!" Grinning eagerly, Lyra came bustling in, chattering happily with the cutest smile on her face. "I got some great ideas for a costume and I wanted to ask what you thought--"
It took her a second, but she quickly found out something wasn't right. She blinked, seeing the upset-looking Trixie, and the other girls who looked very uncomfortable.
"Hey... what's going on?"
Without saying a word, Trixie just handed Lyra the crumpled paper that had fallen to the floor over to the ninja. Lyra folded it out a bit to get a clear look. At first glance, it was rather bemusing. But then with a second glance, she quickly saw the true intents behind the schematics.
"Bonnie! I can't believe it! You want to pull a prank on those girls?"
"Hey, fair is fair. They scared Trixie, let's give them a taste of their own medicine."
"No! That's not fair at all! Aria, Octavia, you can't think this is a good idea."
Octavia shrugged, looking a little guilty. Aria frowned, out of annoyance.
"Hey, Lyra, listen to me. You girls - Trixie, Octavia, all of you - have been the best friends my sisters and I have ever known. I'd do anything for you all... and when I find out that some, some backstabbing creeps traumatize my sister's girlfriend years ago and never had to answer for it, you know what? That makes me pretty freaking mad."
"I still want to punch them good for it," Bon Bon muttered to herself.
Lyra put a hand on her hip, one of her eyebrows arching sternly to her best friend. "Bonnie..."
Bon Bon shook her head. "Sorry, but nope. Nuh-uh, no way, nope! They hurt Trixie, I want to give them what for!"
Their dispute was quickly interrupted, a la katana whipping out of nowhere, two in fact, pointed at the three companions.
"Whoa, hey! Watch the sword!"
"Lyra, what's the big idea?" Octavia hollered.
Lyra kept her hands gripped, pointing her blades at her friends. She had no intent of slicing or dicing, but at least keeping them where they stood would be suited enough. At least until they would agree to not go through with their plan.
"I can't let you do this. What they did was a mistake, we should give them the chance! This isn't right!"
Aria, for once, tried to be the voice of reason. "Lyra, I promise, we're not going to take it THAT far. I'm not suggesting we actually hurt them, that's not what we're doing."
Lyra shook her head, unconvinced. No way, she didn't buy Aria's words.
"What's all the fuss about?" Sonata's voice called, going down the stairs from her bedroom to the main kitchen.
"Oh get a load of this, Aria is--"
Once again, they were interrupted. This time from the last people arriving into the penthouse; Adagio and Vinyl.
"What's wrong, Trixie?"
Trixie sighed heavily, in disbelief. "It - it's nothing..."
Adagio frowned. "It doesn't sound like nothing."
Aria quickly spoke up, hoping to turn the situation around. "It's fine, Adagio. Nothing to worry about--"
"--Aria and Bon-Bon want to pull some kind of revenge prank on the girls who scared Trixie!"
"Lyra!!" Bon Bon piped up.
"What?" Adagio said, flabbergasted.
"What? It's not like we're gonna kill them, jeez!" Aria complained. "Everyone keeps thinking we're going to do something horrible..."
"Seriously, we promise, this isn't about hurting anyone!"
"It's just some payback for what those girls did to Trixie!" Bon Bon ranted.
There was a heavy, tense pause. Almost no one had a clue as to what to even say. Until Vinyl broke the silence.
"Girls. Perhaps if I may interject something on the matter?" Vinyl said, grabbing everyone's attention. She looked to Aria and Sonata with a sad frown. "Don't you all remember that pranking is what caused this whole mess to begin with?"
Octavia felt stung. "Vinyl..."
"Octavia... I get that you're not doing this to hurt them. I do. But it's not your decision to make. Not yours, not Aria's, not mine, none of us."
Lyra nodded. "She's right, you know. You're not the one that got hurt."
"It's Trixie's decision to make. Not yours, or anyone else's," Adagio finished.
Aria desperately wanted to argue back, but she found no use. They were right, it wasn't her choice. After all, Trixie was the victim, and not her. Crossing her arms and huffing, she said, "Fine. Trixie, what's your call?"
Trixie had been quiet almost through the whole conversation, and now with all eyes locked on her, she felt more anxious than ever. "I just... I don't know... I don't want to hurt anyone..." She looked away, not wanting them to see a small teardrop roll down her cheek. "I just wish this was over with..."
Adagio wanted more than ever to just quickly end the fight, but she knew this problem wouldn't automatically go away. Knowing her siblings, they would still go through with the plan and pull it on the girls before they could get the chance! Unless... she thought. Maybe they could actually stop them from actually succeeding. If they could get to Fuchsia and Lavender first, maybe they could warn them about their plan!
Adagio sneakily smiled as an idea rolled in her head.
"Actually girls... perhaps you should do it and get it done," Adagio said, trying to sound as normal as she could. "Do it."
Aria and Bon Bon smirked.
"Now you're talkin'. Wait, why are you suddenly agreeing to let us do it?"
"Because I know nothing I can do will stop you, so who am I to stand in your way?" Adagio said, innocently.
Aria snickered. "Trust me, this is going to be worth it!"
"One more thing," Adagio interrupted, "...I know someone who I think would be more than willing to help out."
"Yeah? Who's that?"
A sexy wink accompanied her smile. "Oh, you'll find out..."
Trixie looked to her girlfriend with a sad face. "Dagi..."
Adagio looked back to Aria who was back at it with the scheming. And once they looked away, Adagio carefully pulled Trixie with her back outside the hallway to speak. Checking for the door to close, Adagio snickered.
"They won't have any idea..."
"Adagio, can't we just talk to them? I don't want to scare them," the little dork whimpered.
"Oh don't worry. We are."
Trixie blinked. "Wait, we are? But you just--"
"Sweetie, I'm not perfect. But I know a way you can finally make up with them, and ensure that the prank doesn't go according to plan," Adagio said. "We'll send them the invitations to the party, hopefully praying they'll accept them, and if they do, we'll ask one of the boys to notify us if they arrive and once they do, we all sit down and have a nice peaceful chat about what happened, and hopefully keep them from falling for Aria's prank. Trust me, I know Aria doesn't take pranks too far, but I know we can get her back."
Trixie felt herself smiling at the idea. Once again, Adagio had an idea that couldn't possibly fail!
"Now, all we have to do is just get to them... and end this unresolved issue once and for all. But for now; what do you say we finish up some costumes? I could use a hand," Adagio asked, in a sing-song voice.
Trixie smiled. "I love to!"
Adagio smiled back. But as she was about to reach for the door--
"--Wait."
Adagio looked back and was met by an almost surprise attack from Trixie, who wrapped her arms around her and held her, giving her a kiss on the lips. Adagio's eyes slowly closed and she held Trixie back in a warm and tender embrace. Breaking from the kiss, Adagio stroked Trixie's cheek, and nuzzled her right after, making Trixie giggle.
"I love you sweetie."
"I love you too," Trixie purred.