Twilight took a good look at the three girls sitting across from her on the train. One had light purple skin and purple hair with green streaks styled in twintails and wore a punkish outfit. This was Aria Blaze. Another had pale blue skin and medium blue hair with dark blue streaks in it while wearing a mostly pink outfit that seemed to highlight her cuteness factor. This was Sonata Dusk. The two of them were flaking a girl with yellow skin that had a mane of orange hair with a streak or two of yellow in it and gave off the aura of leader with how the other two girls flanked her. This was Adagio Dazzle, former leader of the Dazzlings.
"So," Twilight began in an effort to break the silence. "I bet you're happy to be back home, right?"
"Hmph." Aria scoffed. "We wouldn't have ever had to leave if Adagio here hadn't gotten blinded by her ambition and decided to make all three of us public." Aria pointed her thumb towards Adagio for emphasis.
"We GET it Aria." Adagio said with a scowl. "I don't know what's worse. Being stuck in a world without magic, being stuck in our home WITHOUT any magic, or the fact that through both of the prior scenarios I was stuck with you two!"
As the elder siren siblings argues, Sonata just tucked her legs in towards her chest and looked towards the floor sadly. Twilight had noticed the youngest siren's behavior, and turned her attention to Sonata.
"With the way those two bicker, you'd think they were siblings." Twilight said with a kind smile in order to try and lift the mood. "It's pretty easy to see you as the little sister of the group."
"We are sisters." Sonata answered. She wasn't staring at the floor now, but she didn't really sound all that much happier. "Do all siblings fight like this?"
"Not really." Twilight answered with a shrug. "Me and my big brother were, and still are, the best of friends. The two of us get along really well with each other."
"Must be nice. . . " Sonata said glumly as she looked out the nearby window. "To have a sibling that you get along with."
"Well, that doesn't mean that your sisters don't love you." Twilight said as she gave Sonata a comforting smile. The tiniest of smiles soon crept across Sonata's face. "I already contacted Princess Celestia and informed her of the prior events, and I got a reply from her recently. The three of you will be staying in Unityville to undergo rehabilitation."
"So, what's that gonna include?" Aria asked. "There some kind of program, or are we going to be doing community service for a while?"
"Such work is beneath one like myself." Adagio said with a huff.
"Well, it's not exactly community service." Twilight answered. "It's more like seeing if your talents can have more benevolent uses. That way you can still have lives revolving around what you're able to do best."
"Spare us your pointless charity." Adagio snapped! "What we did best was taken from us by YOU. Our singing ability granted by our gems was the only talent we had! And now that they're gone we might as well be dead!"
"Y-You don't mean that, right Adagio?" Sonata asked meekly.
"If your gems were the only reason you were able to gain so much adoration, then it's no surprise that you lost." Twilight answered. "You relied on a crutch instead of working to improve your actual talents. No wonder your actual singing voices sound so awful."
". . . Okay. Where did you learn to be a badass?" Aria asked with a dumbfounded expression on her face.
"A friend of mine taught me a thing or two." Twilight answered with a small smile. "And I'm pretty sure some of my friends would be more than happy to help you all learn to be more than you were too. In fact, I've already made arrangements for you three to be split up and housed with three of them."
"So which of the girls' counterparts are each of us shacking up with?" Adagio asked.
"Actually, you'll be housed with some of the Elements of Heroism." Twilight answered. "They'll be waiting for you at the station when we arrive."
Not long after, the train soon pulled into Unityville's station. Waiting for the Dazzlings were Night Fang, Venus Bloomer, and Arctic Ace. And when they gazed upon the Dazzlings, they felt as if Cadence had hit them with love arrows. The three each led one of the sirens to their homes.
"Hey. Fang, right?" Aria asked as she entered Fang's house. "I got a question."
"Shoot." Fang said with a shrug.
"Those ears on your head. They the real deal?" Aria asked.
"You can feel them if you want." Fang answered. Aria walked over to Fang, and rubbed his ears. The siren got so lost in feeling Fang's ears that she seemed to actually smile. "Uh, you can stop now."
"O-Oh! Right!" Aria said as her cheeks flushed red at the realization of her actions. "D-Don't read too much into that."
'Riiight' Fang thought to himself with a small smile. 'For the briefest moment she actually seemed happy. She's a bit rough looking, but I get the feeling she's softer on the inside than she lets on.'
Meanwhile, Arctic Ace was showing Sonata around his house. He noticed that the youngest siren sister still looked a bit glum, and decided to try and cheer her up a bit.
"Hey Sonata. How about we head to Sugar Cube Corner?" Ace asked with a kind smile. "Something tells me you could use a little pick-me-up after your long train ride from the Crystal Empire. So how about it?"
"O-Okay." Sonata said with a shaky nod.
Upon the pair arriving at Sugar Cube Corner, Sonata was greeted with a face full of Pinkie Pie who immediately presented Sonata's favorite dessert to her.
"Cookies!" Sonata sang happily as she started munching away! "Soooo good!"
"Thanks!" Pinkie chirped. "The only thing more fun than eating them is making them!"
"I know, right?" Sonata said with a bright smile.
"Well, we're always open to having more cooks in the kitchen." Akage said as he manned the register. "Especially with the Cakes being parents now."
"So?" Pinkie asked with a smile. "Wanna sign up?"
"Uh, I'll think about it." Sonata said with a shy smile as she and Ace took their leave. ". . . Thank you."
"For what?" Ace asked.
"No one's ever really tried cheering me up before." Sonata said with a blush as she looked Ace right in his icy blue eyes. "That's probably the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me."
And with seeing Sonata's smile, Arctic Ace's heart totally melted.
'So. Freaking. CUUUUUTE!' Ace thought to himself as his cheeks turned slightly pink. "I-It's no trouble at all. I've had a lot of practice cheering up my younger brother when he was little. I've been doing it a good portion of my life now anyway."
"You have a sibling too?" Sonata asked. "Me too. I've got two older sisters. All they ever do now is bicker though."
"Trust me. I've had a few disagreements with my older brother." Ace said as he remembered Dark Ice's run with the Nightmare Forces. "But in the end, we ultimately patched things up."
"That sounds nice." Sonata said as she let out a yawn. Ace took note of this, and immediately put Sonata upon his back. The youngest siren snoring peacefully all the way home.
Venus had just brought Adagio into his house. The eldest siren took in her surroundings, and had also noted the large amount of female attention Venus had gotten on their way. Adagio smirked as she decided to have a bit of fun with the Element of Spirit.
"It seems like you have lots of appeal with the fairer sex." Adagio said in a sultry tone. "I bet you've gotten yourself your own little harem by now."
"Nope." Venus answered. Shocking Adagio. "I don't pay them any mind because I don't intent on stringing them along. Especially since they only wanted to be with me because of my looks. I've been cursed with beauty since I was born."
"Come now." Adagio asked with a smirk as she crossed her legs and winked. "Surely you can see something you like."
"Nope." Venus said bluntly.
Adagio's jaw nearly hit the floor at hearing this! She was a master of the seduction tactic! Any other guy, even girls would have been putty in her hands with the slightest of glances! And yet, this guy in front of her wasn't even fazed in the slightest! Adagio's panicked thoughts soon came to a screeching halt when she felt something being placed in her hair.
"There." Venus said with a kind smile. "Now I see something really lovely."
Adagio blinked, and felt around her hair before pulling a flower free from it. She looked at the flower, and then to Venus Bloomer's face. Normally most men's gazes were filled with either blind adoration due to the magic of her singing voice, or lust towards her body. And it was also fairly typical for most people she flirted with to instantly swoon or blush. And before her was one who wasn't fazed by her flirts!
'Not to mention, he's quite the attractive specimen himself.' Adagio thought. 'Wait what?!'
"Are you alright?" Venus asked as he waved his hand in front of Adagio's face. He sighed when she didn't respond. "Well. Only one thing to do." Venus removed his shirt, and exposed his bare chest to the siren!
"Huh?" Adagio blinked rapidly. "What happened?"
"You bluescreened when I wasn't fazed by your flirts." Venus answered. "By the way, do you like what you see?"
". . . You win this round." Adagio said with a pout. 'I think I finally found someone who can match my flirt skills.'