One week had passed since the Dazzlings came back home. It was the beginning of a Friday morning, at the crack of dawn; the sun was still working it's way to get up over the horizon. And a few people were already up around at this time...
"Ugh, why did we have to get up early? School doesn't even start til eight..." Rainbow Dash whined.
Stumbling to Canterlot High like undead zombies were the five Rainbooms. Groggy, tired, and incredibly ticked off. The Dazzlings gave each of them a call, telling them all to come meet them over in the parking lot behind the school. Why they wanted them at the crack of dawn, they didn't know. Yet.
"I don't know, but whatever reason they called us better be good," Rarity grumbled.
"Would ya'll stow your complainin'?"
"Kinda hard considering you get up earlier than any of us do," Fluttershy pouted.
“Hello Rainbooms,” a voice said, making them all jump. The Rainbooms didn't even notice they had finally made it to the parking lot, and were now greeted by the oldest Dazzling.
The group turned their heads to look to see the eldest siren again, leaning against the brick wall of the school.
“Oh, Adagio. Whatcha’ doing here, it's too early in the mornin' for ya. And why did you call us here to begin with?” Applejack asked.
“I will be, in a few minutes, but there was something I needed to do first,” Adagio explained.
“And that is?”
Adagio nudged the girls to come over, giving them a flirtatious ‘come hither’ look. The same look she tried for years. Hesitantly, the Rainbooms all got up and joined them, following them over to the parking lot behind the school. And behind the school, there was also Aria and Sonata who were leaning against a parked limousine. How they managed to get it into the parking lot was beyond them.
“You brought us here to see a limo?” Pinkie tilted her head.
Rarity sighed, rubbing the greens in her mohawk. “Darling, I know you girls are immortal and have tons of money, but this is too much even for you.”
“Hey! It’s a rental!” Sonata pouted.
“And we’re not driving you anywhere. It’s just for show. For what we’re about to unveil to you girls,” Adagio grinned.
“You’re not going to shoot us with rainbow lasers are you? Because I don’t want any of us going through that like you did to Sunset,” Rainbow’s head sank.
“No, we’re not,” Adagio rubbed the temples on her head. “Listen. When we found out about your sisters being put under that spell from Sunset, I was thankful to hear that their condition wasn’t worse, something that we had to bounce over to Equestria to figure out how to get undone. Which brings us to this very moment.”
Aria and Sonata grinned at each other, ready to unveil their surprise.
“So without further ado… girls?” She stepped out of the way.
The limousine door opened, a little dark inside. The girls weren’t sure what it was they were trying to show, until a figure inside started to emerge. A yellow boot, stepped out, along with a small looking girl. A middle-school aged girl with red hair, tan skin, green shirt and blue jeans stepped out. The other addition this girl had on was a small red bow sticking out the back of her hair.
Applejack dropped frozen where she stood, the breakfast she was holding dropping to the ground with a clatter. She cupped her mouth, trying her hardest not to scream or burst out. But… she was there. She was right in front of her…
And it didn’t end there. Another girl stepped out of the limo as well, this time a pale-skinned girl matching Rarity’s skin-tone. Her hair was more curly, with puffs of pink and purple meshed with white. A cute little yellow and purple dress underneath a short-sleeved jacket completed her look.
Rarity felt like leaping into the air with the most over the top squee, but she didn’t. She was taken completely by surprise, and she let a soft squeak in joy.
And last of all, a girl with orange skin and messy purple hair. A dark gray zip up hoodie and short jeans completed her attire, along with the pair of running shoes.
Rainbow Dash was last one to be completely shocked. She didn’t know if this was some dream or some twisted reality that made her think differently. But the Dazzlings standing there proved it wasn’t. It really wasn’t.
“Rainbooms. We came, we resurrected, we destroyed Sunset Shimmer’s spell! And now, your sisters have been freed.”
“Apple Bloom…” AJ gasped.
“Applejack!”
The little girl came charging up and Applejack yanked her younger sister close in the biggest hug ever. AJ quietly sobbed, but only out of joy. Pure, happy, emotional joy.
“Sweetie Belle!”
Rarity scooped up her younger sister with an equally big hug, holding her close. She did not DARE break from this long over-due hug.
“Rarity? Did you get a mohawk?” Sweetie Belle asked out of confusion.
Rarity sniffled but giggled softly. “Yes. Yes I did.”
Sweetie Belle blinked, but smiled. “I like it.”
The fashionista just held her in another big hug, giggling and crying at the same time. And Rainbow Dash? She may not have been an overly-huggy type, but she got herself into a very big hug with Scootaloo.
“Squirt, you’re okay…” Rainbow sniffled.
“Rainbow Dash, are you okay?” Scootaloo asked, her lungs nearly collapsing under the pressure.
Rainbow pulled out of the embrace, wiping a tear off her eye. “I… I am. I’m just happy you’re okay.”
Scootaloo just smiled and hugged her again. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie couldn’t help but smile as well.
“W-What happened? I remember going to sleep, and then… black-out. When did we even get here? H-How long has it been?” Sweetie Belle asked.
“I’m afraid that’s a rather long and difficult story to explain,” Rarity said, rubbing the back of her mohawk.
“Ooh! I can explain! Pick me, pick me!” Pinkie Pie bounced like a little girl.
“Wait, Pinkie—”
“—SunsetShimmerputamassivesleepingspellonyouSweetieBelleandScootaloowhichkeptyouthreeinareeeeaaalllylongsleepwhilewewereblackmailedtobecomebigbullieswhichweshamefullyenjoyedbutforonlyforashortperiodoftimeandthentheDazzlingscametoourschoolformedanewfriendshipwitheveryonehereandwefoundouttheywereallimmortalsfromaparallelworldwhereeveryoneisaponyincludingSunsetShimmer!”
Pinkie Pie took a big heavy breath, still trying to keep explaining everything.
“AndwesortasabotagedtheirattempttostopusbyshowingthemthetruthbutTrixiemanagedtogetthembackagainandbecomefriendsagainbyTrixieovercominghershynessandtheyfoundouttheDazzlingswereactuallyseaponiesfromthatworldIjustmentionedandtheyallagrredtotryandstopusbutwealsowantedtostabSunsetinthebackforwhatshedidtoyou!”
She took another heavy breath, panting a little bit. She was still gonna explain it all, but the three girls were left completely blank. They were mostly confused, and that was mostly from everything Pinkie was yelling at them.
“Thank goodness she doesn’t do audiobooks,” Sonata whispered over to Adagio who snickered a bit.
“—andsowetriedtobackstabSunsetbutsheturnedintoaragingshe-demonwhothenturnedRainbowDashFluttershyApplejackRarityandmeintoafiveheadedHydramonster!ButthentheDazzlingscameandAdagiosaid’We’rebiggerthanyou’andtheyallturnedintoaJapaneselookingthreeheadedmonsterwhodefeatedusbutgotitsbuttkickedbySunsetShimmeruntiltheyrisedupwithTrixieandtheirfriendsusingRainbowlasersandsavedus! Alsoeveryonehereinthisschoolisstilltryingtowarmuptousbecausewereallymadealotofthemmadandangry.”
Now everyone was looking at Pinkie Pie awkwardly.
“Buttttt we now have you three back and we made new friends!” She surprised Fluttershy by pulling her close in a small side-hug.
Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were still blanking on Pinkie Pie’s story.
“Um… can you say that last part again?”
“Which last part?”
“Oh, everything after Sunset Shimmer and ‘sleepin’ spell’?”
Adagio giggled. She gestured to her sisters to come hither and the three girls stepped away.
“Just like that… who’d ever thought they’d see the day. Think we should dog pile them?” Aria snickered.
“Lets give them their moment. They earned it,” Adagio said, walking away with them.
“Aww, they're so happy... So now what? Our school’s still getting construction work done, they defeated a monster so we didn’t have to, and now we’re home. What do we do now?” Sonata asked.
“Well I think we should always check with each other before making decisions to stay anywhere, first, Adagio,” Aria said, smirking with a little bit of snark.
“I know, I know… I promise I won’t say anything about that again,” Adagio nodded, perching on a bench. “But what to do now… we’re still attending school of course, but… I don’t know. I feel like we deserve a nice relaxing break,” she stretched her arms out on the bench. The two sisters sat on the other ends, sitting aside from her while Adagio stayed in the middle. Off in the horizon they could see the sun beginning to raise, rising up for a brand new day.
“We’re going to school aren’t we? Isn’t that a break from danger as it is?”
“I suppose so. But you know, we’ve been gone for almost a week, we should do something relaxing. Ooh, maybe we can have another big sleepover at our penthouse!”
“Maybe see a new movie or two?”
“Maybe check to see if Sunset Shimmer escaped from jail?”
Aria and Adagio’s heads turned.
“Sonata, do you really think Sunset would be stupid enough to attempt a prison escape?"
“Hey, you know what prison does to you! We did our time in one, that was the worst 20 years ever!” Sonata cried.
“The prison is full of security and guards posted at every conceivable angle, no way that wretch is escaping,” Adagio said with a confident voice.
“Great, now she will escape,” Aria deadpanned.
“What are you talking about?”
“You jinxed it, Adagio! You jinxed it! First the plane crash, now Sunset’s going to bust her way out of jail with a revenge plan!”
“Aria, you’re overreacting, I only suggested we check on her just to be safe,” Sonata replied.
“I agree, you’re taking things completely out of proportion.”
“What’s next, is she going to try and take us down with evil counterparts of ourselves!?” Aria threw her head back.
“Okay now you’re just being a stupid head,” Sonata said bluntly.
“Says the one who thought she could trust Hitler,” Aria snarked.
“From the one who tried to date Napoleon!” Sonata barked back.
“Girls, enough! You’ve both been in strange relationships, just, stop,” Adagio said with a smug face, relaxing on the bench. "Unlike you girls, I didn't have any strange relationships at all."
A soft silence was among the group. For about five seconds.
“You’re the attention seeker who got Al Capone arrested.”
“I didn’t know you were supposed to pay your taxes!” Adagio shrieked.
Sonata and Aria were cackling like wild hyenas.
“You sound like someone put a whale in a blender!” Sonata burst out laughing.
“Um… hi?”
The three Dazzlings turned their heads. Standing there was another girl, who had gotten up early with the rest of the Rainbooms to come with them and see what the commotion was. And in her hands was the adorable pup; Spike. Now she had seen the excitement going down, but her attention was quickly turned towards the three Dazzlings. She had heard the stories about three students being immortal, but she starting to become curious; were these the three they were talking about?
“Oh, hey, you’re that girl from the Friendship Games. What was it… Two-lick Sparklefingers?” Aria asked, sounding like she just didn't care.
“Twilight Sparkle,” she corrected.
“Sorry, my sister can be a bit grumpy when she doesn’t have her morning coffee,” Adagio apologized. “You want a seat?”
Twilight smiled as the sisters made some space for her to have a seat.
"So... you three are the, um... Sirens? Right?"
"You're correct young lady," Adagio winked. "One thousand year-old queens of the ocean."
"You're over a thousand years old!?"
"Technically speaking... yes. Yes we are."
"H-How?"
"See these pendants?" Adagio asked, showing her the red jewel around her neck. "It's our life source. These were on our bodies since birth, and have kept us alive and young all these years. We may look like we're on the cusp of twenties, but we're much older than that. I know this may sound highly illogical, but--"
"The news reported about a giant three-headed monster roaming through downtown, a raging she-demon, and I just saw your friends use superpowers. ... At this point, I will believe anything."
The Sirens shared a collective chuckle. Until Sonata's attention finally went down to the animal in Twilight's lap.
"Awwww, a wittle puppy!" Sonata gushed. "Who's this cute wittle guy?"
Twilight giggled. "His name is Spike. He's my new dog."
"Does he know any tricks?"
"Sonata, she literally just said he was her new dog, I'm not sure she's really taught him anything yet," Aria deadpanned.
Adagio, completely ignoring the bickering, continued to speak. "He was a gift from Fluttershy, wasn't he?"
"He was."
"And? I hope you are enjoying having him as company?"
"Well... I'll admit, the first few days were a bit hectic having him. I can't explain it... he sheds, and jumps on my bed in the morning to lick my face, and he chewed up one of my books... and yet, he's always so happy to see me when I come home. And when I take him outside, he's eager to play - it just makes me smile! I just... I've never felt this way about anything before..."
Adagio smiled before patting Spike's head. "It's a good thing. It means you're letting this little one into your life. Opening up your heart to those around you; that's one of the toughest things you can do. But closing yourself off from them, and feeling... won't help anyone."
Twilight looked back down at Spike in her lap, petting his head and giggling as he kept leaning into her petting hand, demanding more affection.
"You're right about that," Twilight replied. "But if you don't mind, back to what I was saying before?"
"Of course."
"Okay, so I'm just trying to remember what Applejack described, you girls are creatures from a parallel universe where everybody is... a pony?"
"Earth ponies, pegasi, unicorns, you bet. Even griffons, changelings, yaks, hippogriffs, kirins, dragons, etc," Adagio nodded.
"Or even us!" Sonata piped up.
"Exactly. Long story short, we were banished here due to a wizard who believed we were evil..." Adagio's smiling face faded, thinking back. "And, um... among other things. But enough about that."
"So, if you three are from a world where you're ponies... do you think there's a chance you actually have counterparts, human ones at that here on Earth?"
The Sirens had never really thought of that. In all their years of traveling, they hadn't met anyone who was 100% identical to them. Not a single one.
"I haven't seen one... but I'm not ruling out the possibility that it exists," Adagio nodded. "Maybe in another universe we might have human equivalents, I have yet to see if that's possible."
"And Ari did say there could be the possibility of evil counterparts of ourselves! Maybe there's even a really nice version of Sunset Shimmer!" Sonata added.
“Still though, it’s a good question… are there more universes out there? There’s bound to be a vast number of worlds out there, maybe worlds beyond Equestria and ours… maybe. Just maybe…”
One Week Later
Adagio walked to her locker back in Canterlot High. Lunchtime was coming very soon, and she just needed to grab her lunchbox. Though she needed to do something really quick. She pulled out the magic book that Sunset Shimmer hid in her locker, and opened it up to the current page.
Adagio clicked a pen and she began to write.
Dear Princess Trixie, wow that feels weird to write.
I hope things are going okay back in Equestria. I know things got heated the last time you saw my sisters, but we have resolved our issues. And I am very happy to tell you what's been going on these past few weeks. The Rainbooms have gotten remarkably better than ever.
In the hallway, Pinkie Pie caught sight of a girl who looked like she was on the verge of crying, tear-heavy as all get out. She frowned herself, until she walked up to her and gave her a soft smile, and wiped a tear from her face. Adagio watched as the two conversed for a second, and Pinkie Pie asked if she could walk with her, which the girl accepted. And she could even see a smile starting to grow on her face.
Standing outside of Crystal Prep was Twilight Sparkle, who was happily chatting with the five Shadowbolt girls. No fear, no hate, no worry. Just pure happiness as they exchanged words. And pulling up around the corner was Fluttershy in her car, ready to pick up Twilight. The former bully said hello and waved to her friends as Twilight got into the car with her. The two exchanged smiles, and they waved to the Shadowbolts as they set off to meet their friends over at Sugarcube Cafe for the afternoon.
Ever since the Friendship Games, the Rainbooms have gotten less hatred from the students around, even making some new friends. I must say Rarity looks fantastic with a mohawk. In fact, I say they're becoming more liked than they would have if you met them in September. And as for our friends...
Adagio, Aria, and Sonata all stood by as Vinyl started to send jolts of electricity into the ground. And as more and more were struck, she slowly and suddenly began to float off the ground. She looked down and was so shocked she let go of her control and fell back down on her back. She wasn't down for long, as Sonata helped pull her back up and brushed her off.
Adagio then reached for her bag and pulled out a small photo that was taken, and pasted it on the page. The photo displayed the Rainbooms along with Twilight Sparkle all grouped together in a nice group photo. Even Twilight managed to have a smile in there, so cute.
And just for more, she attached another photo, showing not just the Rainbooms and Twilight, but also the five Shadowbolt girls they had befriended during the games. And another photo was attached, now all of them grouped with Adagio and her band of friends.
I still find it odd to see that our friends have developed superpowers. It may be some time before they have fully controlled them, but I am going to do whatever it takes to make sure they can still adjust to normal life, and make sure they stay safe and happy. And I will continue to give your counterpart tons of hugs and kisses. ;)
I hope things in Equestria stay safe, and if you want help, please contact me. Any excuse to get me back in Equestria is good enough for me.
Your friend,
Adagio Dazzle
"Dagi, hey! You ready?"
Adagio turned her head and smiled at Trixie.
"I'll be right there."
She softly closed the book, smiling for a second and placed it back in her locker. Once it was sealed, she walked to where her girlfriend stood and intertwined her fingers in her hand.
"So, Trixie, about those phone messages I left you while I was in California...?"
"Yes?"
"Um... how much did you hear?"
Meanwhile In Another Universe...
The sun was shining, the birds were singing, the breeze was nice and warm, it was all the making of a perfect day. Perfect weather to just go out and enjoy the outside before the winter would settle in. And a few girls were hanging out over at a local park, with some nice hot food from some local food trucks.
At one of the tables, there were four girls sitting. One of them had rainbow hair with cyan skin, another with pink hair that was poofy and full of life, and a bespectacled lavender-haired girl with purple skin. The last girl coming to the table was an orange-skinned girl with a fiery hairdo and an adorable smile that would brighten anyone’s day.
"Thanks for taking us out, Sunset. Honestly, I needed this," Twilight smiled.
"It's no problem, Twilight," Sunset smiled back. She set the tray down on the table, and everyone grabbed their food from off the tray.
"So, Twilight, you said you wanted to ask something yesterday? Something about another magic-based incident that happened at CHS?"
Twilight blinked. "Oh! Right, I remember. Well, I don't know if I should ask or not, but um..."
"Twilight, it's okay, you can ask us anything," Sunset smiled, patting her shoulder.
"Well, I wasn't sure if I should, but okay... um. ... Who are the Dazzlings?"
The three of them stopped eating their food.
"Oh... oh boy," Rainbow rubbed the back of her head.
"Long story short; they were three magical sea sirens from Equestria who fed off of everyone's negative energy and decided to take themselves at our school and tried taking over our school by turning our musical showcase into a battle of a bands, and we kinda turned against each other until Sunset Shimmer set us all straight and so we kicked the sirens butts at the Battle Of The Bands!" Pinkie summarized. "Oh and we kinda destroyed the only thing giving them power and we have no idea what's become of them now."
"Um... well then," Twilight put her finger down.
"I know it sounds really complicated, but it's really not. They came a few months after the Fall Formal incident, when I was still trying to get everyone to warm up to me," Sunset rubbed her arm.
"Yeaaaaahhh...." Pinkie and Rainbow hissed.
"Wow. Sounds... difficult," Twilight hesitated.
"It's ok. It happened a long time ago," Sunset reassured.
"And that's not the Sunny we have now!" Pinkie squeaked, pulling her close for an adorable hug.
"Still though, that's a good question. Where are they now?" Twilight asked.
"We don't know, and I'd like it to stay that way. The last thing we need is another attack from power-crazed lunatics," Rainbow said, sipping her soda. "... Oh. No offense."
"None taken," Sunset rolled her eyes, chuckling a bit. "But that is a good question... where are they now?"
Elsewhere...
"Adagio, come on, we're live in a few minutes. Lets see if this works," Aria said.
"Give me a minute."
The former siren's eyes opened as she faced her reflection in the mirror. Her eyes diverted over to a small purple box. Opening it up, she looked at the contents inside; the shattered remains of the rubies that harnessed their powers for so many years... and how did they get destroyed? Those accursed Rainbooms destroyed them just when they were getting to their true power...
But it had been a long time since that event had gone down. Looking back into the reflection, she closed the box and slid it towards the wall underneath the mirror and lights.
"Let's find the magic... if there's any left inside of us."
She walked out of her dressing room and got onto the stage with her sisters. Green smoke filled up the area and she got into position on the chair, ready to perform. A few lights kicked in, and the song started to play. Quiet tones echoed in their ears as well as the audiences'. And so... they sang.
Where do we go
every day's the same
Did we lose the magic, magic, magic...
To Be Continued... ?