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// Sonata Dusk - Scootaloo 
// Story: Bellesitter 
// by Draxonos135 
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The next day, at the Sirens' home, Adagio and Sonata set up an apple at the couch in living room, before they walked to Sweetie Belle, who was all the way back to the kitchen.

"Okay, let's try to see if you can consciously repeat what you did when your sister attacked us," Adagio told the girl. "We just put an apple on the couch at the living room. Try to teleport to it."

Sweetie Belle nodded, closed her eyes and clenched her fists as she focused on trying to teleport, mostly by chanting "go to the apple" repeatedly to herself... which she did for a minute before she realized nothing was happening.

"Then that confirms it: what you did was done unconsciously out of desperation," Adagio scratched her chin. "It could take a while before you can do it willingly, assuming you'd like to train it in the first place."

Suddenly, the door was knocked, and the trio walked to and opened it to see Applejack and Apple Bloom outside, the former looking fairly calm while the latter sported a nervous smile.

And once Sweetie Belle glared at her, that smile turned into a frown. "What's she doing here?"

"I invited her and her sister to come play with you, since I need to go help someone else today," Sonata answered, before throwing a wink at Adagio's direction. "And also because I think it would be nice if she and Adagio could patch things up properly."

"Me? Patch things up with her?" Adagio scoffed, letting out a chuckle before she turned anger. "She's the one who ruined my fun at the carnival!"

"Who ruined whose fun doesn't matter: what matters is that you make up with each other so we can close that chapter and move on to more important things," Sonata leaned closer to Adagio and whispered. "Besides, Sweetie Belle is watching. Are you going to give her the impression that it's okay not to patch things up with Apple Bloom? Especially considering she and her friends' current situation?"

Adagio flinched and glanced at Sweetie Belle, who avoided eye contact with Apple Bloom

"I'll try to patch things up with her and her sister, but I can't promise it'll work."

Sonata brushed Adagio's hair. "Better to try and fail than to never try. Anyway, I'm off, see you soon!"

Sonata strolled off and closed the door, leaving the girls to look each other awkwardly...

"So, I guess we should patch things up now, but since talking's the reason things are tense right now, I don't think that's an option," Adagio folded her arms. "Is there anything else we can do?"

Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle glanced at some pillows in the living room, and got an idea...





Meanwhile, with Sonata, the siren walked cheerfully across the park, looking for the person she was seeking: a certain orange girl named Scootaloo. It wasn't long before she found her, orange would be quite notable among the green of the park of course, and she walked to her before she was confronted by a certain winged humanoid.

This humanoid being, of course, Fluttershy... wait, what?!

"Oh, you're the one who spoke to me about the kid, right?" Sonata chirped, clasping her hands.

"Yes, and although I'm happy you could show up, you showed up at a bad time," Fluttershy frowned. "It won't be long before-"

"Fluttershy!"

Rainbow Dash came down soon after, landing right next to Fluttershy and startling her into going to the siren's side. "Oh man, she arrived earlier than expected."

"What are you doing here, siren!?" Rainbow Dash spat, narrowing her eyes as she walked closer to the smiling entity. "Trying to make things worse between Scootaloo and her friends?"

"I came to check up on the "Sad kid" your friend told me about," Sonata answered with an oblivious smile. "You know: orange skin, purple hair, called Scootaloo?"

"This is the person you were talking about, Fluttershy!?" Rainbow snapped, earning a nod from the nervous girl soon afterwards, before following it by slapping herself. "Dang it, I tried to be more careful by asking you to get help, yet we end up pulling a "Rarity" anyway!"

"Look, I know you're angry I didn't tell you who I got, but listen to me," Fluttershy said. "This siren helped Apple Bloom cheer up when she was feeling down. Maybe she can do the same thing with Scootaloo."

"And what if she doesn't?" Rainbow folded her arms. "What if she instead decides to trick her into doing something that'll make things even worse?"

Sonata raised an eyebrow. "Why would I want to do that?"

"Because you're a siren and that's what you do!" Rainbow snapped, giving Sonata the pointer finger as she walked closer to her. "Doing a couple of nice things isn't going to change what you did back at the battle of the bands: we have no reason to think you're planning anything good!"

"Rainbow, please, we don't have any other options," Fluttershy pleaded, clasping her hands as she walked towards her. "Sunset's still resting, Rarity's still processing what happened with Sweetie Belle, and the rest of the group isn't sure if they can help Scootaloo as much as you could help her. And you already tried and failed to cheer her up"

"But asking a siren for help?!" Rainbow stomped the ground. "That should be an absolutely last resort! There has to be someone else we can call!"

"If there is, we can't call them now."

"Why not!?"

"'Cause she's already speaking with her."

Rainbow turned around to see Sonata approaching Scootaloo, and just before she flew over to them, Fluttershy grabbed her and hid them both behind a bush, peeking out in order to hear the duo's conversation.

"Hello there, I'm Sonata Dusk-"

"One of the sirens!?" Scootaloo panicked and backed away. "G-Go away! I'm not letting you mess with my mind this time!"

"You know, your friend Apple Bloom acted the same way when I tried talking to her," Sonata sighed and shook her head. "I wonder if this is going to be a repeat of what happened there."

Scootaloo raised an eyebrow. "What happened?"

"We talked, she distrusted me of course, but after a while I gave her some advice and she took a step in convincing Sweetie belle to forgive her," Sonata took a deep breath. "And now, it seems that because this "Rainbow Dash" couldn't help you, her friend asked me to try and cheer you up..." she frowned and raised an eyebrow. "Speaking of which, how did Rainbow Dash fail to help you?"

Scootaloo sat down. "Rainbow Dash tried to give me advice on how to mend my friendship with Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom, but... I couldn't agree to do anything she said. I just couldn't. Rainbow Dash is someone who doesn't think things through: she attacks first, and asks questions later... and that kind of attitude is the reason why I'm on bad terms with Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom."

"Then I can work with this, by being blunt with you," Sonata smiled. "Take the initiative-"

"That's exactly what Rainbow said!"

"You didn't let me finish: take the initiative, after you've figured out what you could do to get on Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom's good side again. Don't jump in without a plan: think about what you used to enjoy doing with them when you were still friends, and once you have an idea, do it with tact. Don't do it because you want Sweetie Belle to forgive you, do it because you want to show you're sorry."

Scootaloo lowered her head. "So, think of something that could remind Sweetie of the good times we had, make it clear I don't want to force her to forgive me, and hope for the best. Is that what you mean?"

Sonata smiled and put a hand on Scootaloo's head. "You're a fast learner. That's a good thing."

Too angry to be held back by Fluttershy any longer, Rainbow Dash jumped out of the bush and flew over to the pair, ready to pull a dropkick right on Sonata's face. However, the siren easily saw her coming, and ducked long enough to get Rainbow on top of her, taking the chance to clench her fist and punch Rainbow right in the stomach, sending her flying right through some trees and back to Fluttershy.

"What was that?!" Scootaloo exclaimed.

"A signal that my time with you is over," Sonata casually answered. "Anyway, think of what I've told you, and don't hesitate: it's better if you try and fail than to never try."

With that said, Sonata stood up and walked away, leaving Scootaloo behind to think of what to do.





Sonata opened the door, but before she could inform everybody she was back, she was struck by a pillow, which fell just in time for Sonata to open her eyes and witness Adagio, Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle with pillows on hand, and feathers flying everywhere.

"So, were you having fun while I was gone?"

"Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle got ta idea t' settle our differences with a pillow fight," Applejack explained, taking the time to puff her pillow. "It'll both help us patch up, and also let ta girls have some fun!"

"Anyway, how did it go for you?" Adagio asked.

"Well, she didn't trust me at first, like everybody else, but eventually she heard me out," Sonata explained as she crouched down and grabbed the pillow. "Anyway, would you mind if I joined you for a bit?"

Sweetie Belle gestured Sonata to join them, and the siren eagerly did, beginning a five-way pillow fight between everyone.





Meanwhile, with Scootaloo, she was joined by Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon as she hummed to herself, trying to think of something she could do to get back on Sweetie Belle's good side.

"Hello there, Scootaloo," Diamond Tiara greeted. "You're not usually one to be lost in thought. Is something wrong?"

"Ugh, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon," Scootaloo took a deep breath. "I'm trying to think of something I could do to get on Sweetie Belle's good side again, so could you please go away before you distract me?"

"Distract you?" Silver Spoon inquired. "Why would we want to do that? If anything, we'd like to see if we could lend you a hand."

"Why? We've never gotten along before, and you were part of the victims of Anon-A-Miss," Scootaloo folded her arms. "Why would you want to help us get back together?"

"We got our reasons," Diamond Tiara shrugged. "And besides, it's not like you're getting anywhere on your own, are you?"

Scootaloo's angry look slowly turned into a somber one before she begrudgingly nodded. "I can't think of anything right now. If you can give me an idea or two, I'd appreciate it."

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon exchanged looks, nodded, and sat on Scootaloo's side. "How about this..."